Reboot at acpitabl.dat

[frankygee]

I recently inherited the following problem...
install a patch from MS on a SBS 2003 std server.
Following a reboot the server now reboots when it gets to the file acpitabl.dat (noted in safemode).
Have tried a number of solutions (replaced update.sys, repair install with new SCSI drivers, removed perpherial H/W, updated BIOS....)none of which have worked.
Has any one come across this problem and managed a fix.
HW
Dell poweredge 2600
2x 36GB HD (dynamic mirrored)System
2x 72GB HD (dynamic - mirrored)data

 

[ShackDaddy]

You know, sometimes its actually showing the last file successfully initialized, not the next one it's going to work on. You might want to identify the file that would normally come next when booting in safe mode. You might try and find another server to boot in safe mode and check out the next item on the list and look for solutions related to that file.

The last comment in this thread might be helpful to you, if you haven't read it already:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Q_21504578.html

How about doing a fresh setup and recover from last backup? Sounds like you have to be close to that if this is a production system.

ShackDaddy

 

[frankygee]

Just spent my Sunday doing just that.
Guess what the backups were done to another server (backup to file)using Backup exec 10d and I am having problems getting the restore to work.
However the data and exchange were on a seperate disk. so just a busy monday recreating accounts and connecting mailboxes.

 

[ShackDaddy]

Well, glad to hear you're getting back online. There are a problems out there that have no discovered solutions as yet.

ShackDaddy