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Old 11-23-2002, 04:42 PM   #81
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CPU usage

Anybody else running Seti@home?

I've recently noticed that if I have Seti running in the background (in the system tray), it will use 97- 99% of my CPU if no other programs are being used. When the SereneScreen Marine Aquarium Screen Saver kicks in, it hogs up those CPUs and Seti goes down to almost nothing.

Could someone explain that for me? I have an idea but I'm probably way off.

My guess is that it has something to do with both of these programs using idle CPU and the aquarium just happens to beat out Seti on the priority list. But to take all the CPU away seems odd.
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