diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
index 0c5c3fbe1..8b55a0646 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetector.cpp
@@ -4228,40 +4228,59 @@ int multiSlsDetector::setCounterBit(int i){
 
 int multiSlsDetector::setDynamicRange(int p) {
 
-  int ret=-100, ret1;
-  thisMultiDetector->dataBytes=0;
-  thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannels=0;
-  
-  for (int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet) {
-    if (detectors[idet]) {
-      ret1=detectors[idet]->setDynamicRange(p);
-      if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
-	setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
-      thisMultiDetector->dataBytes+=detectors[idet]->getDataBytes();
-      //   cout << "db " << idet << " " << detectors[idet]->getDataBytes() << endl;
-      thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannels+=detectors[idet]->getTotalNumberOfChannels();
-      if (ret==-100)
-	ret=ret1;
-      else if (ret!=ret1)
-	ret=-1;
-    }
-  }
- 
-  //for usability for the user
-  if (getDetectorsType() == EIGER){
-	  if(p == 32){
-		  std::cout << "Setting Clock to Quarter Speed to cope with Dynamic Range of 32" << std::endl;
-		  setSpeed(CLOCK_DIVIDER,2);
-	  }
-	  else if(p == 16){
-		  std::cout << "Setting Clock to Half Speed for Dynamic Range of 16" << std::endl;
-		  setSpeed(CLOCK_DIVIDER,1);
-	  }
-  }
-  return ret;
+    int ret=-100;
+    thisMultiDetector->dataBytes=0;
+    thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannels=0;
 
+    if(!threadpool){
+        cout << "Error in creating threadpool. Exiting" << endl;
+        return -1;
+    }else{
+        //return storage values
+        int* iret[thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors];
+        for(int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet){
+            if(detectors[idet]){
+                iret[idet]= new int(-1);
+                Task* task = new Task(new func1_t<int,int>(&slsDetector::setDynamicRange,
+                        detectors[idet],p,iret[idet]));
+                threadpool->add_task(task);
+            }
+        }
+        threadpool->startExecuting();
+        threadpool->wait_for_tasks_to_complete();
+        for(int idet=0; idet<thisMultiDetector->numberOfDetectors; ++idet){
+            if(detectors[idet]){
+                if(iret[idet] != NULL){
+                    thisMultiDetector->dataBytes+=detectors[idet]->getDataBytes();
+                    thisMultiDetector->numberOfChannels+=detectors[idet]->getTotalNumberOfChannels();
+                    if (ret==-100)
+                        ret=*iret[idet];
+                    else if (ret!=*iret[idet])
+                        ret=-1;
+                    delete iret[idet];
+                }else ret=-1;
+                if(detectors[idet]->getErrorMask())
+                    setErrorMask(getErrorMask()|(1<<idet));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    //for usability for the user
+    if (getDetectorsType() == EIGER){
+        if(p == 32){
+            std::cout << "Setting Clock to Quarter Speed to cope with Dynamic Range of 32" << std::endl;
+            setSpeed(CLOCK_DIVIDER,2);
+        }
+        else if(p == 16){
+            std::cout << "Setting Clock to Half Speed for Dynamic Range of 16" << std::endl;
+            setSpeed(CLOCK_DIVIDER,1);
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
+
+
 int multiSlsDetector::getMaxMods() {