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3 Replies Last post: Nov 12, 2009 4:02 AM by Tumie  
Tumie 2 posts since
Nov 10, 2009
 
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Nov 10, 2009 12:40 AM

SBS 2008 Standard Freezes after installation is complete

Hi guys I have a small server configured on the following specs: Intel S3420GP board, 4GB RAM, Intel Xeon Quad x3440 2.53GHz and Intel SRCSATAWB RAID controller. Im running SBS 2008 SP2. I installed SBS, the installation went well, got all the updates and everything. I then setup my NICs, one internal and the other external. Setup my DHCP server and install NOD32. Iv got the latest dirvers from Intel. Problem is that after all of this is done and I power down the server, when I switch back on after a while, my menus r unresponsive. Foor example, I wil click on Start, Network Properties and instead of gettint he Netowrk properties screen, the computer just freezes. And nothing will work after that. Tsk Manager loads, but when u try to click anything on it, it too frezees. When I go to cmd, I can ping the router attached and the WAP. On Safe Mode, all my Menus work, except ofcoarse for the ones that r normaly not available on Safe Mode. I urgently need help wth this. I must have reinstalled this machine 5 times this weekend, only to get the same problem ova and ova again! Now Im not sure if its an Intel hardware problem or an OS problem, thus Im also seeking help here.

Dan_O   397 posts since
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1. Nov 11, 2009 2:00 PM in response to: Tumie
Re: SBS 2008 Standard Freezes after installation is complete

I don't see SBS on http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s3420gp/sb/CS-030739.htm - just the basic OS.  Can you try just 2008, no SBS?

 

If everything is working fine in Safe Mode, at least you know it's not bad hardware.  Unfortunately, finding out which driver or service is causing the lockups takes a long time. What does your Event Viewer show?

Span1shUk   108 posts since
Jun 18, 2009
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2. Nov 12, 2009 3:15 AM in response to: Tumie
Re: SBS 2008 Standard Freezes after installation is complete

Hi Tumie

 

 

What firmware versions do you have? Have you updated BIOS, BMC FRU/SDR? Find below a link to the latest firmwares

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18095&lang=eng

What drivers have you installed? The exact version?

 

What order you installed the drivers? For example... 1st Chipset 2nd Video 3th Audio (If any) 4th Network card...

Where did you get the drivers from? CD or Web site? Find below a link to the latest drivers for your motherboard.

 

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Server+Products&ProductLine=Intel%c2%ae+Server+Boards&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+Server+Board+S3420GP

 

Have you checked Event Viewer in Windows? Any Events that should be of concern?

 

If you believe that might be a hardware issue... which at this time I doubt as it works fine on Safe Mode... looks more like software issue. I would probably cross test with another operating system.

 

For example Windows Server 2008 Enterprise or Standard.

 

Regards

 

 

Jose

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