Hello,
Server is SBS2003SP2 w/ SATA RAID 1 for OS & Apps, SATA RAID 5 for data, MB is Asus K8N-DL, 4GB RAM, all drives are SATA Raptors except for (1) IDE drive for backups.
I came in today to a locked-up server...first time this has happened since it was built by me in 2005. Upon hard reset I discovered my RAID1 array was 'degraded'...I let it pass that point and I received a MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION STOP: 0X000009C with the usual 4 sets of ridiculously long numbers. I checked my log (yes I write down every single thing that involves the server) and found the exact same set of numbers when I had problems installing the IDE drive 1 year ago. Eventually it installed OK, so I rebooted the server and tried to boot again.
Again I saw the "degraded array" but I was hesitant to rebuild within BIOS until I got a good boot...which I did, and the server is working normally now. Woohoo the fire is out back to work!
When I look in Disk Management I see two separate 34GB drives, one as C: and one as F:. Both are Healthy, one is Active, one is Boot. Here is my plan for this evening:
1. Format drive F: in Disk Management
2. Reboot and rebuild array in RAID 1 BIOS
I have 2 spare Raptors so I could replace the drives, but I will have limited time and I think this was just a glitch, not a bad drive. The system is also quite dirty so it will get a good er, air job![[smile]](/data/assets/smilies/smile.gif "[smile] [smile]")
first. I am eager to hear if anyone else has thoughts/suggestions.
Tony
Server is SBS2003SP2 w/ SATA RAID 1 for OS & Apps, SATA RAID 5 for data, MB is Asus K8N-DL, 4GB RAM, all drives are SATA Raptors except for (1) IDE drive for backups.
I came in today to a locked-up server...first time this has happened since it was built by me in 2005. Upon hard reset I discovered my RAID1 array was 'degraded'...I let it pass that point and I received a MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION STOP: 0X000009C with the usual 4 sets of ridiculously long numbers. I checked my log (yes I write down every single thing that involves the server) and found the exact same set of numbers when I had problems installing the IDE drive 1 year ago. Eventually it installed OK, so I rebooted the server and tried to boot again.
Again I saw the "degraded array" but I was hesitant to rebuild within BIOS until I got a good boot...which I did, and the server is working normally now. Woohoo the fire is out back to work!
When I look in Disk Management I see two separate 34GB drives, one as C: and one as F:. Both are Healthy, one is Active, one is Boot. Here is my plan for this evening:
1. Format drive F: in Disk Management
2. Reboot and rebuild array in RAID 1 BIOS
I have 2 spare Raptors so I could replace the drives, but I will have limited time and I think this was just a glitch, not a bad drive. The system is also quite dirty so it will get a good er, air job
first. I am eager to hear if anyone else has thoughts/suggestions.Tony