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NT4.0 Server re-boot by itself

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by vue

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I have an NT4.0 Server with sp5, 128mb of Ram,8G of SCSI HD, SCSI tape backup, IDE CDROM, 1.44 fp. Server will reboot (not every time)when I insert the tape to do a backup or when printing a document. I replaced the power supply/ethernet/cdrom but still have the same problem. It seem to be working if leave it alone like no touching.

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by djdubuque

You may have a SCSI ID problem. SCSI doesn't use the Tape ID till the Tape is inserted in the drive. Then the SCSI ID shows up. Go into your SCSI controler menu and check the ID of the HD and Tape drive.

Most mfg have the HD @ ID6 and Tape @ ID5. and your control card @ID7.

Your harddrive should be @ ID0 if you boot from it.

by vue

My harddrive @ ID0 and my tape @ID4. I think this should be OK. Any other ideas. Thanks.

by dmiles

If there is a UPS connected to the system,it could be malfunctioning and causing the system to reboot,check to see if this could be your problem.

by dmiles

The only other suggestion that I would consider and that would be to to check the anti-virus configuration and see if that is causing the system to restart when the tape is inserted,it may be activating to check for viruses and has a corrupt file.

by vue

don't have any anti-virus software loaded. Thanks for keep on trying.

by termy_us

As dumb as this might sound, I had a similar problem with one of my NT servers and it ended up being my page file size. Try checking that it's large enough. Good luck.

by vue

My page file is 128mb, same as my RAM. May be I will try set it to 320 or 2.5xRAM and see what happen. What do you think? Thank you for input.

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