[thelist] Issue with 2k3 Server...
jsWalter
jsWalter at torres.ws
Wed Aug 25 21:57:27 CDT 2004
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> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:09 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Issue with 2k3 Server...
> This looks like a hardware fault to me, except that it
> happens at such a regular interval. The only thing I can
> think of is that something is happening at xx:58 which is
> causing something to lockup, or generate excessive interrupts
> or similar.
Right, but I've not been able to discern why or what.
> Of concern is that the machine will not respond
> to pings (the low level drivers in the TCP/IP stack run in
> kernel mode), and that the keyboard lights are not changing state.
To me, that tells me that the whole machine is dead in its tracks.
> One thing I would check before going further though - does
> this machine have the lastest BIOS updates from your m/board
> manufacturer? It may be that the power management of the HAL
> you currently have installed is not compatible with the BIOS
> of the machine. Updating this BIOS usually fixes this.
Current BIOS.
> Otherwise, if the BIOS is the latest, then you could consider
> doing some hardware testing, or call Microsoft PSS (they will
> probably get you to produce a dump when the machine crashes)
Well...
> It may be possible that your installation is corrupt, but I
> think this is more unlikely - usually you'd see a STOP
> message if something within the kernel could no longer
> provide the necessary operating environment for the system
Right, that's my thought.
Anyway, thx
Walter
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