Re: Server Shuts Down - HELP

Sal,

After re-reading all the posts here, I don't have a clear idea if the server
is shutting down or shutting off, by which I'm asking, Is it doing an
orderly shutdown as though you told it to manually or is it just turning off
instantly as though it had lost power? The lack of event log errors--usually
when the shut down is sudden, there's an "unexpected shutdown" event-log
entry--suggests that it is an orderly shutdown, in which case I'd lean
toward software or some hardware-software combination. Did you load any
UPS-specific shutdown software? If not, have you checked the Control Panel's
Power Options settings to see if a shutdown is called for? If there's some
UPS-specific software, uninstall it. If the Power Options are configured,
disable that service.

GaryK

"Sal Candela" <SalCandela@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AEEB8EC0-A895-4980-86C3-CF3F0977F2A6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello all,
>
> I'm hoping that someone here might be able to give good advice.
>
> The problem:
>
> My server justs shuts down. No blue screens, no error messages, nothing in
> the event logs other than telling me that the prevois shutdown was
> unexcepted. I never get any error id. It is as if someone just pulls the
> plug
> out of the wall. I server maybe up for days (2 max so far) or only a few
> hours. Today, it last almost 12 hours before going down.
>
> The server:
>
> I have a Compaq 6000 with 3.8 GB Ram, 2 Xeon 500 both with 2 MB. The
> server
> has three (3) power supplies that are each pluged into seperate UPS.
>
> What I have tried:
>
> I have removed the serial cable from the UPS. I have replaced all three
> power supplies. I have replaced the power baclplane that the power
> supplies
> plug into. I have replaced the mother board. I have diag the memory (using
> Compaq tools), and all checks ok (ran test for several hrs). I have
> replaced
> the VRM that are used with XEON processors in Compaq systems. I server is
> not
> shuting down for temp reasons (that would be loged). Nobody can fool with
> the
> on/off switch, or "kick the power cord loose".
>
> HELP:
>
> I can replaced the processors, since I have two spares, but I think I'm
> waing my money and time. Any ideas?
>
> ANY IDEA's ?? Any Help ?? Should I use the server as a very large
> paperweight?
> --
> Sal Candela


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