Vuze (azerus) shuts down my PC

[BuckeyeNation27]

I tried downloading the OSU-Michigan game and instantly my PC restarted. I eventually downloaded the whole game after several restarts. I also upgraded to the newest version which did nothing. I figured it was just that one torrent.

Now I'm trying to download another one and it's doing the same thing. Anybody ever heard of this or have any ideas?

 

[BUCKYLE]

Sounds like your low on monitor fluid.

 

[Dryden]

Random reboots are usually power related. The fact you're running Azureus may just be coincidental. I'd check the PS exhaust fan and the fan on the CPU. Does it occur running anything else CPU intensive?

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

It didn't give me any problems running photoshop. It's only happened with Vuze, and after about 10-20 seconds of having it open.

 

[Muck]

You might have a corrupted install. The fun uninstall/reinstall loop might take care of it.

(Unless by "upgrade to the newest version" you did unisntall & reinstall rather than just updated.)

Random reboots are usually heat related.

FIFY

 

[BrutusMaximus]

Actually better fix for that. Dont use Vuze, because it blows dick. Grab Utorrent

 

[patel.748]

x2!

Also check your heatsink. If enough dust is blocking airflow it will shut the PC down to save itself from further damage.

 

[BrutusMaximus]

x2!

Also check your heatsink. If enough dust is blocking airflow it will shut down the PC down to save itself from further damage.

Agreed, but if Photoshop doesnt do it, then Vuze sure wouldnt. My guess would be some kind of corrupt install on it. But I would still just get rid of it cause it sucks. Very bloated, big resource hog.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

ok now I'm concerned. I removed Vuze and installed uTorrent, and started the download over again. about 5 minutes later the same thing happened.

 

[Dryden]

ok now I'm concerned. I removed Vuze and installed uTorrent, and started the download over again. about 5 minutes later the same thing happened.

I'm tellin' ya, crack the case and clean out those dust bunnies, especially on the CPU fan. P4s automatically throttle down to 50% power when they begin running hot. When they hit critical temps they shut themselves off out of self-preservation.

 

[Taosman]

Might be a good idea to be sure the fan is actually running all the time! Fans do fail frequently. The one in my Dell died and caused over heating. Good news is you can replace most. Crack the case, but be careful! :tongue2:

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

OK, I cracked it in half over my knee.......now what?

 

[Taosman]

Carefully attach 10 pounds of iron to the case and throw it in the nearest body of water. (just to keep it from...uh...resurfacing):susp:

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I cleared out a pretty big ball of dust and I'm giving it another try. I feel like that dipshit who calls a compter tech for help and then completely disregards it.

 

[Mike80]

ok now I'm concerned. I removed Vuze and installed uTorrent, and started the download over again. about 5 minutes later the same thing happened.

Are there any errors showing up on the App or system logs?