[thelist] Issue with 2k3 Server...

[jsWalter]

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> From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org 
> [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