Re: Unable to boot

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From: Nick (rapdude_at_online.nospam)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:30:47 +0100

It is an Acer Altos G510 server, running 3x36Gb drives in a RAID array
(MegaRAID). The drives plug directly into their bays. I'm currently
running a consistency check from the BIOS to see if theres any problems, but
given how new the system is I doubt it, especially given it only stopped
working after a reboot.

Cheers
Nick

"Robert McHenry" <RobertMcHenry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EBDBA272-C04F-4485-BE5E-033C743E5396@microsoft.com...
> Nick
>
> What do you have on the hardware side of things? IDE SCSI RAID????
>
> RM
>
>
> "Nick" wrote:
>
> > Hi Henry
> > Thanks for the advice if necessary I can do this, however I'd prefer if
at
> > all possible to fix it - as from an OS point of view it is a clean
install
> > however I neglected to mention that I have also installed an SQLServer
DB
> > and the CRM system that runs on it (that was last week)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Nick
> >
> > "Henry Craven" <IUnknown@Dot.Nyet> wrote in message
> > news:eMBdFeNpEHA.1460@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > As it was a fresh install, I'd just reformat the Disk(s) and do a
clean
> > > install.
> > > ( quicker and surer than trying to nail down the cause )
> > >
> > > - May pay to run a Disk Diag Util ( from the HDD Manufacturer ) first.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> > > Melbourne Australia
> > >
> > > "Nick" <rapdude@online.nospam> wrote in message
> > > news:#ZK26GNpEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > After receiving advice to do a complete re-install (SBS 2003)
> > > previously I
> > > > did just that and got the machine up again without too many
problems.
> > > >
> > > > Once it was up and looked good I created a few users - no problem.
> > > >
> > > > I then tried to add an additional user and kept getting an error
> > > message
> > > > saying that the password didn't meet requirements - which is odd as
I
> > > didn't
> > > > get the message with the other accounts created earlier (same
> > > password!). So
> > > > I went into the policy editor and turned the "password must meet
> > > > requirements" option to disabled. I kept getting the same problem
with
> > > > creating the new user so I rebooted the machine.
> > > >
> > > > That's where my problems really started! Once it started to come up
I
> > > get a
> > > > messagebox saying that AD is rebuilding its indices. I left it to do
> > > this (a
> > > > LONG time!) when I next went to the machine I had a 'traditional'(!)
> > > style
> > > > blue screen of death. Bear in mind this machine has exactly 8 users!
> > > >
> > > > The error message was kernel_data_inpage_error with the following
> > > additional
> > > > data.
> > > >
> > > > Stop 0x000007A (oxE15B64A4, 0xC0000185, 0xBF9191E4, 0x793A6860).
> > > >
> > > > Win32k.sys Address 0xBF9191E4 base at BF800000, DateStamp 3E801611.
> > > >
> > > > I've tried rebooting into Directory Services Restore mode and safe
> > > mode and
> > > > keep getting exactly the same boot problem as above.
> > > >
> > > > From looking around on google/xp res kit documentation it seems to
> > > indicate
> > > > a problem reading the pagefile, and apparently the sub code
> > > 0xC0000185, "or
> > > > STATUS_IO_DEVICE_ERROR, indicates improper termination, defective
> > > storage
> > > > controller hardware, or defective disk cabling, or two devices
> > > attempting to
> > > > use the same resources."
> > > >
> > > > I don't see how this can be given that the machine wasn't moved or
> > > anything.
> > > > Also can't see why it should take so long to rebuild the indices,
this
> > > is a
> > > > new machine with 2x2.8GHz Xeons and 2Gig of RAM. One of the
articles
> > > also
> > > > said that it may be a device driver problem, but I don't see how to
> > > > reinstall the driver if I can't even boot safemode.
> > > >
> > > > Can anybody point me towards what to do next?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Nick
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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