I've got a SBS3k3 running on a built server. Soyo motherboard, USRobotics NIC, two SATA HDs, etc. Yeah, built by a reputable "mom & pop" store here where I live.
The server, for the past two years has been doing great until now when there appears to be a problem with outgoing mail. Event logs state that there maybe something up with the NIC.... so, I go out and buy a new NIC (D-LINK).
Disabled the old NIC, brought the server down, installed the new NIC and turned the server back on. However, now the server is at the "Please Wait..." screen and the "Applying computer settings" is being stated. The status bar is running and every now and then I can hear the HDs whiring.
It's been about an hour now and still no log on screen I hard powered the server off and replaced the new NIC with the old NIC. I'm now nearing another hour of boot up in the exact same location as stated above: "Applying computer settings..."
OMG. The computer went to a sleep mode screen. when I moved the mouse, POOF, there was my log on screen.
Why did it take so long to come back up? Was there a step I need to take, a configuration that I needed to do in order to swap out NIC?
I'm not ashamed to say it. I just about pissed my pants thinking that I've crashed a system simply because I needed to change out a NIC. :+/
Zam
The server, for the past two years has been doing great until now when there appears to be a problem with outgoing mail. Event logs state that there maybe something up with the NIC.... so, I go out and buy a new NIC (D-LINK).
Disabled the old NIC, brought the server down, installed the new NIC and turned the server back on. However, now the server is at the "Please Wait..." screen and the "Applying computer settings" is being stated. The status bar is running and every now and then I can hear the HDs whiring.
It's been about an hour now and still no log on screen I hard powered the server off and replaced the new NIC with the old NIC. I'm now nearing another hour of boot up in the exact same location as stated above: "Applying computer settings..."
OMG. The computer went to a sleep mode screen. when I moved the mouse, POOF, there was my log on screen.
Why did it take so long to come back up? Was there a step I need to take, a configuration that I needed to do in order to swap out NIC?
I'm not ashamed to say it. I just about pissed my pants thinking that I've crashed a system simply because I needed to change out a NIC. :+/
Zam