disk overloading with higher connections - Fios 20/5mbit

[x289]

If I increase my max connections per torrent to above 20, I will get a disk overload 100% message. My port is correctly forwarded.

Settings that work(I can download at 20mbit/s with these settings):

max # active torrents: 10

max # active downloads: 2

DHT: disabled

max upload rate: 500kB/s

alt upload rate when not downloading: 540kB/s

max download rate: 3000

global max connections: 60

max # connections per torrent: 20

upload slots per torrent: 8

use additional upload slots if upload speed < 90% is enabled.

Under the disk cache settings:

override automatic cache size and specify the size manually: disabled.

reduce memory usage when the cache is not needed: enabled.

enable caching of disk writes: enabled

write out untouched blocks every 2 minutes: enabled

write out finished pieces immediately: enabled

enable caching of disk reads: enabled

turn off read caching if the upload seed is slow: enabled

remove old blocks from the cache: enabled

increase automatic cache size when cache thrashing: disabled

disable windows caching of disk writes: enabled

disable windows caching of disk reads: disabled

Settings that DO NOT work(these are the settings i will get disk overload 100% on around 800kB/s download):

max # active torrents: 10

max # active downloads: 2

DHT: disabled

max upload rate: 500kB/s

alt upload rate when not downloading: 540kB/s

max download rate: 3000 kB/s

global max connections: 100

max # connections per torrent: 30

upload slots per torrent: 8

use additional upload slots if upload speed < 90% is enabled.

Under the disk cache settings:

override automatic cache size and specify the size manually: disabled. (I attempted enabling this and setting the number to 1000MB to see if it'd help... there was no improvement).

reduce memory usage when the cache is not needed: enabled.

enable caching of disk writes: enabled

write out untouched blocks every 2 minutes: enabled

write out finished pieces immediately: enabled

enable caching of disk reads: enabled

turn off read caching if the upload seed is slow: enabled

remove old blocks from the cache: enabled

increase automatic cache size when cache thrashing: disabled

disable windows caching of disk writes: enabled

disable windows caching of disk reads: disabled

As you can see, in the second set of settings, where I get the disk overload 100% messages, all I have done is increase the connection limit globally and per torrent. I was under the assumption that a 20mbit/5mbit connection would be able to handle larger connection limits. If this is simply not the case, please let me know, but I'm curious if there is something else because from what I've read, people who have their connection limits too high experience slower downloads, not disk overloading 100%.

Other specs:

intel dual core 3.2ghz.

3.25GB of ram.

windows xp pro sp3

[DreadWingKnight]

Your problem sounds like the IDE controller has lapsed the drive into PIO mode.

Check the advanced tab of the IDE channels in device manager to verify.

After that, if it's PIO mode (not the drop-down), remove the controller and reboot.

If it's DMA, post a hijackthis log and process explorer process list.

[x289]

I have a 3ware 9650SE raid controller card. The array I'm attempting to download to is a raid0 array. Could it still be the IDE controller you're talking about?

Side notes:

I am able to transfer to and from the raid0 array at over 100MB/s.

The IDE controller is setup as DMA.

[DreadWingKnight]

post a hijackthis log and process explorer process list.

[x289]

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 12:57:47, on 10/23/2008

Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512)

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\Program Files\AMCC\3DM2\3dm2.exe

C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDAgent.exe

C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U\ServUDaemon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe

C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe

C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDEngine.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\VPTray.exe

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe

C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U\ServUTray.exe

C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\dpupdchk.exe

C:\Program Files\Bandwidth Monitor Pro\Bandwidth Monitor Pro.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\Program Files\AMCC\3DM2\WinAVAlarm.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\devldr32.exe

C:\Program Files\Synergy\synergys.exe

C:\Program Files\mIRC\mirc.exe

C:\Program Files\RAXCO\PerfectDisk\PerfectDisk.exe

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\mspaint.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: PCTools Site Guard - {5C8B2A36-3DB1-42A4-A3CB-D426709BBFEB} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdsg.dll

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll

O2 - BHO: AcroIEToolbarHelper Class - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll

O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\4.1.805.1852\swg.dll

O2 - BHO: PCTools Browser Monitor - {B56A7D7D-6927-48C8-A975-17DF180C71AC} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll

O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [intelliPoint] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\VPTray.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\jusched.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [servUTrayIcon] C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U\ServUTray.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [bandwidth Monitor Pro] "C:\Program Files\Bandwidth Monitor Pro\Bandwidth Monitor Pro.exe" /minimized

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [uTorrent] "C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe"

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [spyware Doctor] (User 'SYSTEM')

O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [spyware Doctor] (User 'Default user')

O4 - Startup: taskmgr.exe.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe

O4 - Global Startup: Tray Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U\ServUTray.exe

O4 - Global Startup: WinAVAlarm.lnk = C:\Program Files\AMCC\3DM2\WinAVAlarm.exe

O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra button: Spyware Doctor - {2D663D1A-8670-49D9-A1A5-4C56B4E14E84} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~1\tools\iesdpb.dll

O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe

O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1221497410312

O16 - DPF: {83AB6E4D-CDD7-11D3-B5E7-00104B9AFF6E} (GeacRevw Control) - http://mfr.mlxchange.com/4.3.08.91/Control/IRCSharc.cab

O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{F8CB7E9A-EDDC-413D-A993-133E2F1627DB}: NameServer = 4.2.2.1,4.2.2.2

O23 - Service: AMCC 3DM2 (3DM2) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\AMCC\3DM2/3dm2.exe

O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccPwdSvc.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Definition Watcher (DefWatch) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

O23 - Service: PDAgent - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDAgent.exe

O23 - Service: PDEngine - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDEngine.exe

O23 - Service: SAVRoam (SavRoam) - symantec - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\SavRoam.exe

O23 - Service: Serv-U FTP Server (Serv-U) - Rhino Software, Inc. +1(262) 560-9627 - C:\Program Files\RhinoSoft.com\Serv-U\ServUDaemon.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe

O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe

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End of file - 7661 bytes

Process PID CPU Description Company Name

System Idle Process 0 96.88

Interrupts n/a 0.78 Hardware Interrupts

DPCs n/a 0.78 Deferred Procedure Calls

System 4

smss.exe 1056 Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation

csrss.exe 1112 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation

winlogon.exe 1136 Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation

services.exe 1180 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1360 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1428 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1516 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1596 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1668 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

ccSetMgr.exe 1724 Common Client Settings Manager Service Symantec Corporation

ccEvtMgr.exe 1796 Common Client Event Manager Service Symantec Corporation

spoolsv.exe 1956 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation

3dm2.exe 420

DefWatch.exe 444 Virus Definition Daemon Symantec Corporation

MDM.EXE 480 Machine Debug Manager Microsoft Corporation

nvsvc32.exe 508 NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 177.39 NVIDIA Corporation

PDAgent.exe 548 PDAgent Module Raxco Software, Inc.

ServUDaemon.exe 660 Serv-U FTP Server Rhino Software, Inc. +1(262) 560-9627

svchost.exe 1048 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

Rtvscan.exe 112 Symantec AntiVirus Symantec Corporation

wdfmgr.exe 1384 Windows User Mode Driver Manager Microsoft Corporation

PDEngine.exe 1580 PDEngine Module Raxco Software, Inc.

lsass.exe 1192 LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation

explorer.exe 932 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation

ipoint.exe 1464 IPoint.exe Microsoft Corporation

dpupdchk.exe 748 dpupdchk.exe Microsoft Corporation

rundll32.exe 1616 Run a DLL as an App Microsoft Corporation

ccApp.exe 1792 Common Client User Session Symantec Corporation

VPTray.exe 1748 Symantec AntiVirus Symantec Corporation

jusched.exe 704 Java Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc.

ServUTray.exe 756 Serv-U System Tray Status Program Rhino Software, Inc. +1(262) 560-9627

Bandwidth Monitor Pro.exe 788 Displays and logs your network adapters bandwidth usage Pro²soft

ctfmon.exe 816 CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation

WinAVAlarm.exe 2176 WinAVAlarm MFC Application

taskmgr.exe 2200 Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation

devldr32.exe 3104 DevLdr32 Creative Technology Ltd.

mirc.exe 3704 mIRC mIRC Co. Ltd.

PerfectDisk.exe 3472 PerfectDisk Module Raxco Software, Inc.

uTorrent.exe 2256 0.78 µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc.

mspaint.exe 3568 Paint Microsoft Corporation

notepad.exe 3920 Notepad Microsoft Corporation

thunderbird.exe 3908 Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Corporation

procexp.exe 3660 0.78 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

synergys.exe 4020

firefox.exe 2972 Firefox Mozilla Corporation

notepad.exe 2768 Notepad Microsoft Corporation

[thelittlefire]

That's alot of Symantec processes. You didn't have uTorrent selected in Process Explorer. Edit your post with a new ogfile and please make sure the list of DLLs (Ctrl-D) is included for uTorrent.exe .

[x289]

Process PID CPU Description Company Name

System Idle Process 0 95.38

Interrupts n/a Hardware Interrupts

DPCs n/a 0.77 Deferred Procedure Calls

System 4

smss.exe 1056 Windows NT Session Manager Microsoft Corporation

csrss.exe 1112 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation

winlogon.exe 1136 Windows NT Logon Application Microsoft Corporation

services.exe 1180 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1360 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

WISPTIS.EXE 2548 Microsoft Tablet PC Platform Component Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1428 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1516 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1596 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1668 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

ccSetMgr.exe 1724 Common Client Settings Manager Service Symantec Corporation

ccEvtMgr.exe 1796 Common Client Event Manager Service Symantec Corporation

spoolsv.exe 1956 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation

3dm2.exe 420

DefWatch.exe 444 Virus Definition Daemon Symantec Corporation

MDM.EXE 480 Machine Debug Manager Microsoft Corporation

nvsvc32.exe 508 NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 177.39 NVIDIA Corporation

PDAgent.exe 548 PDAgent Module Raxco Software, Inc.

ServUDaemon.exe 660 Serv-U FTP Server Rhino Software, Inc. +1(262) 560-9627

svchost.exe 1048 Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Microsoft Corporation

Rtvscan.exe 112 Symantec AntiVirus Symantec Corporation

wdfmgr.exe 1384 Windows User Mode Driver Manager Microsoft Corporation

PDEngine.exe 1580 PDEngine Module Raxco Software, Inc.

lsass.exe 1192 LSA Shell (Export Version) Microsoft Corporation

explorer.exe 932 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation

ipoint.exe 1464 IPoint.exe Microsoft Corporation

dpupdchk.exe 748 dpupdchk.exe Microsoft Corporation

rundll32.exe 1616 Run a DLL as an App Microsoft Corporation

ccApp.exe 1792 Common Client User Session Symantec Corporation

VPTray.exe 1748 Symantec AntiVirus Symantec Corporation

jusched.exe 704 Java Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc.

ServUTray.exe 756 Serv-U System Tray Status Program Rhino Software, Inc. +1(262) 560-9627

Bandwidth Monitor Pro.exe 788 Displays and logs your network adapters bandwidth usage Pro²soft

ctfmon.exe 816 CTF Loader Microsoft Corporation

WinAVAlarm.exe 2176 WinAVAlarm MFC Application

taskmgr.exe 2200 Windows TaskManager Microsoft Corporation

devldr32.exe 3104 DevLdr32 Creative Technology Ltd.

mirc.exe 3704 mIRC mIRC Co. Ltd.

PerfectDisk.exe 3472 PerfectDisk Module Raxco Software, Inc.

uTorrent.exe 2256 2.31 µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc.

thunderbird.exe 3908 Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Corporation

procexp.exe 2184 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

notepad.exe 3204 Notepad Microsoft Corporation

synergys.exe 4020

firefox.exe 2972 1.54 Firefox Mozilla Corporation

Process: uTorrent.exe Pid: 2256

Name Description Company Name Version

ACTIVEDS.dll ADs Router Layer DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

adsldpc.dll ADs LDAP Provider C DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

ADVAPI32.dll Advanced Windows 32 Base API Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

ATL.DLL ATL Module for Windows XP (Unicode) Microsoft Corporation 3.05.2284.0001

CLBCATQ.DLL Microsoft Corporation 2001.12.4414.0700

COMCTL32.dll User Experience Controls Library Microsoft Corporation 6.00.2900.5512

comdlg32.dll Common Dialogs DLL Microsoft Corporation 6.00.2900.5512

COMRes.dll Microsoft Corporation 2001.12.4414.0700

credui.dll Credential Manager User Interface Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

CRYPT32.dll Crypto API32 Microsoft Corporation 5.131.2600.5512

ctype.nls

DnsApi.dll DNS Client API DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5625

dot3api.dll 802.3 Autoconfiguration API Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

dot3dlg.dll 802.3 UI Helper Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

eappcfg.dll Eap Peer Config Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

eappprxy.dll Microsoft EAPHost Peer Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

GDI32.dll GDI Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

hnetcfg.dll Home Networking Configuration Manager Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

Iphlpapi.dll IP Helper API Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

kernel32.dll Windows NT BASE API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

locale.nls

MPRAPI.dll Windows NT MP Router Administration DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

MSASN1.dll ASN.1 Runtime APIs Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

MSCTF.dll MSCTF Server DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

mslbui.dll LangageBar Add In Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

MSVCP60.dll Microsoft ® C++ Runtime Library Microsoft Corporation 6.02.3104.0000

msvcrt.dll Windows NT CRT DLL Microsoft Corporation 7.00.2600.5512

mswsock.dll Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5625

netapi32.dll Net Win32 API DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

NETSHELL.dll Network Connections Shell Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

ntdll.dll NT Layer DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

ole32.dll Microsoft OLE for Windows Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

oleaut32.dll Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

OneX.DLL IEEE 802.1X supplicant library Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

psapi.dll Process Status Helper Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

rasadhlp.dll Remote Access AutoDial Helper Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

RPCRT4.dll Remote Procedure Call Runtime Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

rsaenh.dll Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5507

rtutils.dll Routing Utilities Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

SAMLIB.dll SAM Library DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

Secur32.dll Security Support Provider Interface Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

SETUPAPI.dll Windows Setup API Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

SHELL32.dll Windows Shell Common Dll Microsoft Corporation 6.00.2900.5512

shfolder.dll Shell Folder Service Microsoft Corporation 6.00.2900.5512

SHLWAPI.dll Shell Light-weight Utility Library Microsoft Corporation 6.00.2900.5512

sortkey.nls

sorttbls.nls

synrgyhk.dll

unicode.nls

USER32.dll Windows XP USER API Client DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

USERENV.dll Userenv Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

uTorrent.exe µTorrent BitTorrent, Inc. 1.08.0001.12639

UxTheme.dll Microsoft UxTheme Library Microsoft Corporation 6.00.2900.5512

VERSION.dll Version Checking and File Installation Libraries Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

WINSTA.dll Winstation Library Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

WLDAP32.dll Win32 LDAP API DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

WS2_32.dll Windows Socket 2.0 32-Bit DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

WS2HELP.dll Windows Socket 2.0 Helper for Windows NT Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

wshtcpip.dll Windows Sockets Helper DLL Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

WTSAPI32.dll Windows Terminal Server SDK APIs Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

xpsp2res.dll Service Pack 2 Messages Microsoft Corporation 5.01.2600.5512

[Ultima]

Check to see if improved disk cache settings help...

reduce memory usage when the cache is not needed: false.

write out finished pieces immediately: false

remove old blocks from the cache: false

increase automatic cache size when cache thrashing: true

You might want to override the automatic cache size and use something like 64MB or 128MB.

[x289]

Ultima, your new settings worked to get rid of my disk overload 100% error. However, I now have a new problem, I'm not sure if it is related to this topic or not, so I'm not going to start a new post unless I'm told to.

The new problem I'm having is that when something is uploading and I start a download, the upload will completely stop and the download will go. After the download reaches a steady pace, the upload will pick back up. I was curious if there was another setting I don't have set correctly that could prevent my upload from stopping. Here is a picture of what I'm talking about:

Full size image: http://achumpatoxford.com/u/files/71/4d2b11b6a5a56244dee0252248f12ba1.png

[Switeck]

x289,

That picture is a serious problem that I've had myself...though my connection isn't nearly as fast.

[x289]

"had," meaning past tense? Meaning you fixed it or what?

[Switeck]

Sorry I wasn't clear enough.

I too have a screenshot or 2 of the same phenomena as yours, but yours is a much better example.

I haven't done anything lately that could remotely trigger those conditions: high download on 1 torrent with high upload on other torent/s at same time...as I don't download much.

To trigger the conditions, I need a torrent that very rapidly pushes download speeds over at least 400 KB/sec while also seeding other torrent/s with at least half my max possible upload.

I fully expect to still have this exact problem if/when those conditions ever occur again.

[Ultima]

I can't see the image...

[x289]

Ultima, neither can I. The site must have blocked connections from this site or something because when I copy the image location and put it in my browser, it opens. Not quite sure what's wrong... Anyhow, new link:

Full size: http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8712/newxn3.png

[Ultima]

Hrm. That looks to me like a possible disk IO bottleneck. Try not limiting your download rate, and try increasing the manual cache size by 2x (assuming you even are overriding it). What are your cache settings like now? What does the Disk Statistics section of the Speed tab show when that happens? (That must have become an annoying question to you by now )

[x289]

The original cache settings were at 128MB. I doubled it to 256MB and tried again. Same thing happened.

Here is a screenshot of the disk statistics(1 second):

Full size image: http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6500/new2um6.png

Here is a screenshot of the disk statistics(5 seconds):

Full size image: http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8883/new3qi5.png

[Ultima]

:/

What does speedtest.net show as your actual results? Also, can you enable net.calc_overhead in the advanced settings?