Server shuts down randomly

[Guest smallbizguy]

Our Windows 2003 server randomly shuts down. It happens approx 3 to 4 times

per week usually at night. No helpful messages in the event viewer. One

thing that I have found strange is that when you select Restart on the server

the server shuts down and when you select Shut Down the server restarts. I

have already replaced the memory but that did not help.

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Server shuts down randomly

 

If no BSOD's occur (Event ID: 1001 Source: Save Dump), then it may be a

power problem. I would look at a possible faulty (or undersized) pc power

supply, UPS, bad battery, or the circuit feeding the outlet that the pc is

plugged into.

 

 

 

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

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Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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"smallbizguy" wrote:

> Our Windows 2003 server randomly shuts down. It happens approx 3 to 4

> times

> per week usually at night. No helpful messages in the event viewer. One

> thing that I have found strange is that when you select Restart on the

> server

> the server shuts down and when you select Shut Down the server restarts.

> I

> have already replaced the memory but that did not help.

>

> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Server shuts down randomly

 

Dave Patrick wrote:

> If no BSOD's occur (Event ID: 1001 Source: Save Dump), then it may be a

> power problem. I would look at a possible faulty (or undersized) pc

> power supply, UPS, bad battery, or the circuit feeding the outlet that

> the pc is plugged into.

>

>

>

 

But then there should be a "Previous shutdown was not expected"

error.... the OP said no errors...

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services