Dell PowerEdge R720 Server 2008 r2 crash
Dell PowerEdge R720 Windows 2008 R2 tag # CJCLCY1
Server crashed on me, when I try to boot it gets stuck here for around 10 minutes "Initializing firmware interfaces and then gives me a "A system restart is required"
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Can't use F8, I do have a bootable CD that I will try, I also notice that one o the hard drives has no light; I'm pretty sure this drive is part of my RAID where the O.S. is installed![drive no light]()
any suggestions are apricated
I do have a backup and I'm downloading my data onto a diff. server with an ETA of 16 hours
Server crashed on me, when I try to boot it gets stuck here for around 10 minutes "Initializing firmware interfaces and then gives me a "A system restart is required"
Can't use F8, I do have a bootable CD that I will try, I also notice that one o the hard drives has no light; I'm pretty sure this drive is part of my RAID where the O.S. is installed
any suggestions are apricated
I do have a backup and I'm downloading my data onto a diff. server with an ETA of 16 hours
EE Topic Advisor, Independent Technology Professional
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Can you get into iDRAC? From there you might be able to get more information. At least see if it is possible to do a firmware update. Sounds like something might be corrupted.
EE Topic Advisor, Independent Technology Professional
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If it's of any help, I found some information about the same kind of error with firmware update and instructions. https://www.dell.com/support/article/ca/en/cabsdt1/sln286029/general-protection-fault-during-uefi-pre-boot-startup
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