spavek Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 This is the issue I have started happening all of a sudden. I've been able to download above 7MB/s to my HDD fine with no issue until recently when it seems I cannot download above 1MB/s without my system freezing up.I have my OS installed on an SSD and have all my downloads directed to my 2TB Seagate drive. Been using utorrent without a problem, and then for some reason have been having the lockup problem. No new programs have been installed. No hardware changes.I've tried disabling disc cache, increasing disc cache - does not work. If I let the download rate go above 1MB/s, it locks up. I've tried downgrading uTorrent all the way to version 3.1 and still experience the issue.I am not running any software listed on the "Incompatible Software" list. It is the OS that freezes, not uTorrent itself. GUI can be open or minimized, no proxy settings, firewall has been enabled/disabled. I dont run A/V, only MWBytes - have closed this and it still occurs. Connected wirelessly to my router downstairs.uTorrent Version: 3.3.1 Build 29938OS: Win7Ultimate 64-bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Connected wirelessly to my router downstairs.And when 'wired' directly to the router?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Same problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Reset your TCP/IP stack. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357Reduce the value of 'half open' connections. Set your system DNS servers to Google or OpenDNSRun the System File Check in an elevated command prompt. sfc /scannow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 This is happening on two different systems both with similar SSD/HDD setups.Reset stacks and ran sfc - still happens.Why would my DNS cause my system to lock up when, if uTorrent is not running, everything runs perfectly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Why would my DNS cause my system to lock up whenBecause BitTorrent clients can do a lot of lookups to resolve trackers and domestic routers are not built to particularly high specs, so bypassing the router DNS caching can make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ok. Ill give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 This did not work. Still getting locked up when downloading at high rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 With my settings + run-as-admin too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 This did not work. Still getting locked up when downloading at high rates.Did you change the DNS servers in uTorrent as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 With my settings + run-as-admin too?Does not workDid you change the DNS servers in uTorrent as well?Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Should I try using pre-allocate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 So I set pre-allocate on. Seemed fine and let my download speed loose. Was going at 5MB/s for a while with no problem. So i tried watching a show I donwloaded at the same time. BOOM! system started freezing.For shits and giggles I let the system keep running as I could hear the show still playing but at an extremely slow speed. After about 45-60 seconds the system resumed. All downloads started from 0kb/s and climbed their way back up.This is highly annoying to not be able to download and do anything else at the same time. As this same problem has happened to two different systems with different hardware specs, I can only assume its software... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 This is highly annoying to not be able to download and do anything else at the same time. Fix your bandwith setting so uTorrent does not have unlimited bandwith use, because if it can use it all, it WILL use it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Im running on a 75/25 pipe. Bandwidth is not my concern.My concern is when im downloading at 7MB/s my computer has takes a shit on itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 SOOOOOO do I have to explain the difference between 'bandwidth' and data transfer rates??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 No but its not an issue with bandwidth is what im saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciaobaby Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 How do you know until you have tested it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spavek Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 Maybe my verbiage in the original post was wrong, but I have already tried that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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