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Dan, it is a raid 5 set up...with windows 2003 Enterprise R2. The problem is we have around 10 TB so i would think it would take at least 2-3 days to run though the check disk. I don't think we have problem with ppl trying to accessing the file on this volume so locking up the volume shouldn't be a problem. i just need the server to be up so people can accessing the other volume on the systems. I dont see any message on the console telling me files is corrupted or anything/probably because no1 trying to access those bad spot. This happen after a proper shut down and restart.
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It is &nbsp;Service pack 2 by the way
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I have a poweredge 20950 connect to 2-3 MD1000 (DAS) and one of the volume (md1000) need to run a check disk according to windows. The problem is if it run the check disk at start up which is the method that i am usually get good result with but take a long time to run and the server will be down and unable to access the other volume (file sharing). What i want to know is can i cancel the chkdsk and let windows start up completely and perform chkdsk on the console with windows running? I do aware that during the chkdsk i wont be able to access the files on this volume but can still access file on other volumes.<br />
If so what options of chkdsk do i need to run?? With the start up chkdsk it seems like it only go to 3 stages (checking files, verifying.rebuild indexes ,and something) so is that the chkdsk with the F??<br />
Thanks<br />
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One time i ran a chkdsk on an external HD and it wiped everything out so i am a little nervous.
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I have a poweredge 20950 connect to 2-3 MD1000 (DAS) and one of the volume (md1000) need to run a check disk according to windows. The problem is if it run the check disk at start up which is the method that i am usually get good result with but take a long time to run and the server will be down and unable to access the other volume (file sharing). What i want to know is can i cancel the chkdsk and let windows start up completely and perform chkdsk on the console with windows running? I do aware that during the chkdsk i wont be able to access the files on this volume but can still access file on other volumes.
If so what options of chkdsk do i need to run?? With the start up chkdsk it seems like it only go to 3 stages (checking files, verifying.rebuild indexes ,and something) so is that the chkdsk with the F??
Thanks

One time i ran a chkdsk on an external HD and it wiped everything out so i am a little nervous.

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