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Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard is automatically restarting
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The above event you have given means nothing in terms of helping us find out what the problem is, because it is simply the reason an administrator gave for the server restarting.
If like the administrator recorded, that there was blue screen of death... what was the stop error??
You need to look most likely in the system log and look for harware/hard disk/ memory errors or warning to give us a clue into what the problem is.
Is the server well ventilated and not overhearing. Also are you hearing any unusual noises emanating from the servers hard disks or like a clucking sound etc?
If like the administrator recorded, that there was blue screen of death... what was the stop error??
You need to look most likely in the system log and look for harware/hard disk/ memory errors or warning to give us a clue into what the problem is.
Is the server well ventilated and not overhearing. Also are you hearing any unusual noises emanating from the servers hard disks or like a clucking sound etc?
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You could run disgnostic tools that come with your server to identify the specific dimm.
Also on some systems, take time to study the POST on bootup, reading the POST errors can help you identify the specific troublesome DIMM /DRAM to replace.
Also on some systems, take time to study the POST on bootup, reading the POST errors can help you identify the specific troublesome DIMM /DRAM to replace.
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about a week ago we put 4 new sticks of RAM in. Would you still think it could be the ram?
That most likely is the cause...
Remove them if you can and see the effect.
Are you not able to locate the specific banks in logs and POST.
Remove them if you can and see the effect.
Are you not able to locate the specific banks in logs and POST.
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Ok. I will start looking into that. So what do you suggest i do first to test the RAM?
Most servers come with their own inbuilt diagnostic tools which you can run. Like in this case you just need to test memory.
Also the power on self test which runs when you reboot a machine, normally does a memory test and should prompt you when it encounters an issue.
Give me the particular server manufucture, make and model number, will see whether can get specific instructions.
Also the power on self test which runs when you reboot a machine, normally does a memory test and should prompt you when it encounters an issue.
Give me the particular server manufucture, make and model number, will see whether can get specific instructions.
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We have a Dell PowerEdge 1900.
The system diagnostics is run from the utility partition on your hard drive.
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As the system boots, press <F10> during POST.2.
From the utility partition main menu, select Run System Diagnostics, or select Run Memory Diagnostics if you are troubleshooting memory.In this case you are want to Run Memory Diagnostics.SOLUTION
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0x0000008e (0xc0000005, 0xf540e1ec, 0xf4d6bb4c, 0x000000000)
Does this help at all?