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Thanks, I'll have to wait until I can restart the machine later this afternoon. Don't know why I didn't think of that..... I'll give it a try later and let you know.
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Thanks, I'll have to wait until I can restart the machine later this afternoon. Don't know why I didn't think of that..... I'll give it a try later and let you know.

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I have a Winodws 2000 SP4 server with a 1TB external USB drive attached for storage. <br />
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If I restart the server, it will hang on startup (BIOS). If I remove the drive and reset the machine, it will startup ok. I can then re-attach the drive and Windows recognizes it, everything is fine.<br />
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My concern is, if there is a power loss and the UPS runs out, when power returns the server will hang on startup.<br />
This machine is not an actual &quot;server&quot; box it is a pc with plenty of RAM etc to run as a server.<br />
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Any ideas?
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I have a Winodws 2000 SP4 server with a 1TB external USB drive attached for storage. 

If I restart the server, it will hang on startup (BIOS). If I remove the drive and reset the machine, it will startup ok. I can then re-attach the drive and Windows recognizes it, everything is fine.

My concern is, if there is a power loss and the UPS runs out, when power returns the server will hang on startup.
This machine is not an actual "server" box it is a pc with plenty of RAM etc to run as a server.

Any ideas?

Windows 2000 server hangs on startup with usb drive attached

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