We have a Win7 box setup as an unofficial file server, mostly just to hold install scripts and packages. Very low volume, and only a handful of us use it. The main share is on a RAID0, basic Intel SATA raid card that came in the Dell Precision.
The problem is, every once in a while it will start locking up a file somewhere. Never the same one, but usually it will be .exe. And by "locking" I mean that any client that attempts to open it will essentially freeze up (explorer becomes unresponsive). Rebooting the server resolves the issue, but it also hangs the server up as it shuts down, requiring someone to physically cut power on it.
Chkdsk and system file checker never find an issue. Nothing in the event logs. The files are not corrupt, they work fine again after the reboot.
I tried running Process Monitor to see if some other process is somehow attached to the file in question at the time, but it really didn't show anything.
Intel raid utility reports everything is healthy.
Any other suggestions for avenues to check down to see what could be causing this issue?
The problem is, every once in a while it will start locking up a file somewhere. Never the same one, but usually it will be .exe. And by "locking" I mean that any client that attempts to open it will essentially freeze up (explorer becomes unresponsive). Rebooting the server resolves the issue, but it also hangs the server up as it shuts down, requiring someone to physically cut power on it.
Chkdsk and system file checker never find an issue. Nothing in the event logs. The files are not corrupt, they work fine again after the reboot.
I tried running Process Monitor to see if some other process is somehow attached to the file in question at the time, but it really didn't show anything.
Intel raid utility reports everything is healthy.
Any other suggestions for avenues to check down to see what could be causing this issue?