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I've got a Winnt 4.0 SP5 server acting as a BDC on a distributed domain.
The problem: It restarts w/o warning, sometimes a full restart and sometimes it restarts before it has even loaded the OS. Its on a UPS with another server. It acts like theplug has been pulled on it but is there a different possiblity like RAM?
by allan
I've seen this on a Compaq server where the Compaq managment was set to reboot on software failure as well as hardware failure.
Removing the software restart allowed us to boot the machine and troubleshoot a bad driver.
by fancoms
by allan
If the 5000 has an LCD with the ability to view "Events", check there for "ASR" resets.
To Change the the configuration, follow these steps...
1-Boot to SmartStart CD
2- Select "Run System Configuration Utility"
3-Select "Review and Modify Hardware Settings"
4-Select "Step 3- View or Edit Details"
Scroll down till you get to "Embedded-Compaq Automatic Server Recovery" (ASR)
You can disable the "software reboot"
5- Save and Exit
Hope this helps....
by fancoms
by parkerdv
Four Possibilities:
1. Bad Power Supply on Box.
2. Memory Bad
3. Setting in NT set to restart system if an error occurs.
4. If connected to a ups and the Battery is bad you can be experience fluctuations in power, which will also cause this problem.
I just had this problem a couple of month ago and it was my UPS Battery was BAD.
by fancoms
1. Power supply is OK since I ran diagnostics all night and it didn't crash.
2. I'm in the process of checking that now.
3. That setting has been unselected.
4. Its on a UPS with another server that has no problems.
by fancoms
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