Re: Windows 2003 problem

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"MarcusB" <marcusbb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am posting again my problem. I did not get any answer so far. But I
tetsed running server without raid card but the proble is still and
server crash very often (after 2 hours now)

We run Windows 2003 Server on the same machine for two years. Six month
ago we add one PCI RAID card and we do not changed any hardware and
software for six months.
From 12 weeks ago the server started to have some problems it stops and
restarts without any reason one or more times per week. And then the
only log we have in System logs is:

Event ID: 1003
Error code 0000000a, parameter1 fffffffd, parameter2 00000002,
parameter3 00000000, parameter4 80830969.

According all information it seems to be the hardware problem. But what
it could be. How to test it and what software can I use to test it.
How to test if it is power supply?
How to test if it is moinboard?
How to test if it is memmory?
How to test if it is CPU?
What it could be, it could work well for some days? First we thought it
is something with PCI S-ata raid controler after the system loosed
contact with one of the disks.
Please send me suggestion how to find problem.
The system is working as a Fileserver, serving 200 people.


Marcus

I saw your first post too but did not reply since I did not have
a good answer. I still don't but here is what I would do, in this
order:
1. Replace the power supply.
2. Replace the memory.
3. Replace hard disk, by cloning it to a new disk.
4. Restore the system to the image I made before the problem
started.

About item 4: Twice a year I take a snapshot of my servers,
using an imaging product such as Acronis True Image. I always
keep the two most recent image files so that I can always go
back to a sound copy.

If I did not have any snapshots then I would rebuild the server.

Lycka till!


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