Re: [AMBER] Does it mean the card is damaged?

From: Ross Walker <ross.rosswalker.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:56:48 -0700

Hi Karolina,

> The card I've suspected that is broken, computed everything well, without
> any error or mistake. Probably there is something blocking the fan. Need to
> check it.
> But one card in other machine, the one that also gives us errors, gave me
> this:
>
> 3.0: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.1: 3.2: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot
> = -72626.3640
> 3.3: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.4: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.5: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.6: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.7: 3.8: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot
> = -72626.3640
> 3.9: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.10: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.11: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.12: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.13: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
> 3.14: 3.15: 3.16: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602
> EPtot = -72626.3640
> 3.17: 3.18: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot
> = -72626.3640
> 3.19: Etot = -58224.7039 EKtot = 14401.6602 EPtot =
> -72626.3640
>
> And some errors like that:
> cudaMemcpy GpuBuffer::Download failed an illegal memory access was
> encountered

Yes the missing values here for 3.1, 3.7, 3.14 etc mean that the GPU is faulty and should be replaced.

All the best
Ross

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