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Server 2008 R2 wont boot, Raid 5, after replacing failed drive
I have client with Server 2008 R2. One of the drive in the array was replaced and now it does not boot. I have done system repair, scan SFC, but still not boot. I starts up but never boots to the desktop.
Can you help me to get it to boot?
John Allen
Can you help me to get it to boot?
John Allen
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how can you run SFC if it won't boot?
you can run it in windows repair mode using offbootdir and offwindir switches
Describing details would be helpful, for a start.
If it starts booting, you may not say "it won't boot". It does boot, but it crashes, maybe. If so, it would produce a bluescreen that you could quote here. To see that bluescreen, the F8-option shown in the picture:
If it starts booting, you may not say "it won't boot". It does boot, but it crashes, maybe. If so, it would produce a bluescreen that you could quote here. To see that bluescreen, the F8-option shown in the picture:
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Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.
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What model of server and raid? Is it software or smart array? Was the replacement hard drive exactly the same model hard drive or same model and bigger?
what do you see when it boots? should show the array controller and RAID 5 at one point.
PS, how can you run SFC if it won't boot?