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CPU freezes when useing utorrent
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jday8480
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20. February 2009 @ 19:02 |
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i am useing utorrent for my downloads. My entire cpu freezes after about 5 min of use. all applications. still have curser controll but nothing responds. not even ctrl+alt+delete. i have to manualy restart the cpu every time.
i have deleted and installed vertualy every torrent client with the same problem. i have followed DVDBack23 & J-Kwon guids to the letter. it happens when i am just downloading/uploading 1 torrent. nothing else even in que.
i have used torrents for about a year and never had this kind of trouble, but i just installed a new 500gb hard drive and reinstalled windows. this is the any time i have any problems at all. useing Internet Explorer. I have zone alarm firewall, AVG, and spybot. problem persists when they are disabled or deleted. sorry for the book but wanted to answer as many questions up front as possible.
any ideas?
system specs:
windows xp sp3
dell demention 4550
2gb ram
500gb hd
p4 2.53 GHz
concast cable connection
Scientific-Atlanta DPC 2100R2 Modem
Linksys wireless-g WRT54G V8 router
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jday8480
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22. February 2009 @ 18:06 |
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come on guys, does noone out there have any help for me? im desperate, i cant function like this.
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AfterDawn Addict
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22. February 2009 @ 19:58 |
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Try setting Global connection's lower, options>preferences>bittorrent. Also, probably is but disable UPnP at options>preferences>connection.
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jday8480
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22. February 2009 @ 20:17 |
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thanks for the input. i tried it, i cant tell that that made any difference, but i did erase all of the port forwarding settings. that stopped the freezing, but my transfer rates dropped fron 500 to about 50.
this is driving me nuts!
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AfterDawn Addict
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22. February 2009 @ 23:38 |
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Port forwarding shouldn't have any effect on thing's. Try a port over 50,000 and connect directly if you're able.
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jday8480
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23. February 2009 @ 08:52 |
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yeah, i wouldnt think so either. but what can i say, thats the only thing that has changed.
ill do that, "connect directly"? u mean forward the port again? or is there something else u r refering to?
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jday8480
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23. February 2009 @ 09:26 |
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alright, i did that. utorrent was running fine all night at arount 50k, i changed the port to 65231 and as soon as i swiched it on my cpu froze.
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AfterDawn Addict
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23. February 2009 @ 12:01 |
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No, by connecting directly, use a cable between the router and your computer rather than connecting wirelessly if you are.
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jday8480
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23. February 2009 @ 21:48 |
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oh, ok, tried that, no difference, still freesing with port forwarding and slow transfers when not.
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AfterDawn Addict
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23. February 2009 @ 22:09 |
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Dunno, maybe a reset to factory spec's or look at a firmware upgrade?
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jday8480
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24. February 2009 @ 12:49 |
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update firmware? on what, my router? how do i do that?
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AfterDawn Addict
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24. February 2009 @ 16:29 |
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Could be v8 has the latest and only micro DD-WRT is available for that version, lot's of guide's around the web if you choose to go that route, here's one: http://www.wrtrouters.com/guides/upgradefirmware/ It's been awhile since I flashed a router but it went well and only took a minute. Edit: don't know enough about it to suggest anything, some articles say you can hose the router, some say it only need's a reset. Saw this too but have no idea: WRT54G versions 5-8 come with VXWorks, a lousy proprietary operating system. To get DD-WRT on this, you have to kill VxWorks first.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. February 2009 @ 16:54
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maxikaz
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24. February 2009 @ 17:40 |
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try to scan your computer for viruses, maybe it would help
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27. February 2009 @ 16:09 |
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I can't help re the freezing problem, am just here to say that i used to run an ancient Celeron (one of the earliest Celeron's) something or other as a torrent machine, it was slow to first get up and running but when running was 100% stable and CPU usage was ok.
My current torrent machine is a netbook with an Atom N270 CPU, it absolutely flies.
As to wireless, i run 2 Buffalo routers with DD-WRT (standard) (though i also have Linksys routers that run DD-WRT micro fine). DD-WRT is run across 'WDS' and torrenting for me runs fine over wireless, better still since i started experimenting with QOS (sorry for the acronyms) - torrenting is notorious for taking over an internet connection, QOS works very well for me so far.
The cable modem is downstairs with one Buffalo hanging off it, the other Buffalo, torrent machine and most pc's/consoles (all utilising DD-WRT) are upstairs, connected over WDS (to the downstairs cable modem and Buffalo).
edited for spelling and general goofs
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. February 2009 @ 16:25
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