constant disk activity on shutdown



Not sure which microsoft NG to post this to but maybe someone can point me
to the right place.

We have 5 systems, all raid 5 with three scsi disks running XP-PRO, all with
latest antivirus and updates but not including SP2. None on the internet.
One system takes 10 minutes to shutdown and the 3 drive lights are
constantly flashing and you can hear the disk churning. All systems have
identical software AFAICT. I dont see anything unusual in the event viewer,
no hard drive errors, etc. I tried deleting a bunch of tasks but it didnt
make difference. Could not delete all tasks however. I tried leaving the
task manager up but it disappears immediately. At the point that the system
normaly would shut down, the screen goes to a blue raster with the mouse
pointer as the only object shown and then the disks grind for 8-10 minutes
before the system finally shuts off.

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