Guest Thany Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Hi all, I've just freshly installed Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP2 slipstreamed. After installing and the box reboots, it doesn't boot into the graphical part of Windows. After the progress bar that goes from left to right a couple of times it hangs and the monitor goes into standby. In safe mode, it boots normally. I've tried enabling boot logging, but the logfile doesn't say what really goes wrong. I've installed southbridge drivers, ACPI drivers and CPU drivers, to no success. Enabling VGA mode also does provide a solution. So videodrivers aren't the problem, or else VGA mode should work. Driver for my RAID card work fine, otherwise safe mode wouldn't work. Chipset drivers work fine, otherwise I'd get all kinds of BSoD, I suppose. So what IS the problem then? If I install the very same windows but with SP1, the thing work like a charm! So is SP2 fundamentally broken, or did I do something incredibly stupid? Remember: it's a default installation, and it NEVER booted normally. Specs for completeness: - Asus A8R-MVP (Xpress1600 + ULi M1575) - Athlon64 X2 3800+ - 2,5GB RAM - Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 - Boot array of 3 disks - Data array of 4 disks - Intel PRO/1000PT network adapter - Disabled onboard LAN, firewire and audio. - No overclocking, tweaking or anything like that. Who will help me out here? Should I install SP1 and forget about SP2 or is there a real solution? Please help! Yours, -- Martijn Saly
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 Re: Can't boot into clean Win2003+SP2 install! "Thany" <thany@thany.removethespammer.org> wrote in message news:%23XeCRuHzHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi all, > > I've just freshly installed Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP2 slipstreamed. > After installing and the box reboots, it doesn't boot into the graphical > part of Windows. After the progress bar that goes from left to right a > couple of times it hangs and the monitor goes into standby. > > In safe mode, it boots normally. I've tried enabling boot logging, but the > logfile doesn't say what really goes wrong. I've installed southbridge > drivers, ACPI drivers and CPU drivers, to no success. Enabling VGA mode > also does provide a solution. > > So videodrivers aren't the problem, or else VGA mode should work. Driver > for my RAID card work fine, otherwise safe mode wouldn't work. Chipset > drivers work fine, otherwise I'd get all kinds of BSoD, I suppose. > > So what IS the problem then? If I install the very same windows but with > SP1, the thing work like a charm! So is SP2 fundamentally broken, or did I > do something incredibly stupid? > > Remember: it's a default installation, and it NEVER booted normally. > > Specs for completeness: > - Asus A8R-MVP (Xpress1600 + ULi M1575) > - Athlon64 X2 3800+ > - 2,5GB RAM > - Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 > - Boot array of 3 disks > - Data array of 4 disks > - Intel PRO/1000PT network adapter > - Disabled onboard LAN, firewire and audio. > - No overclocking, tweaking or anything like that. > > Who will help me out here? Should I install SP1 and forget about SP2 or is > there a real solution? Please help! > > Yours, > -- > Martijn Saly If SP2 was fundamentally broken then we would have heard about it several years ago. The problem lies therefore with your machine. Try the standard approach: Boot it into Safe Mode, run msconfig.exe and disable every non-MS service and every task under the Startup tab. Now bring them back in selectively until you have isolated the culprit.
Guest Coraleigh Miller Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: Can't boot into clean Win2003+SP2 install! If your issue persists after trying checking for 3rd party apps, you could try updating your firmware for your Raid card and/or motherboard (if you havent already). This is what your Raid card revision history says... v1.6 07/02/2007 * Fix RAID0 member disk over 2T overflow issue * Fix EBDA reallocate issue if other SCSI controller also reallocate it. v1.05 06/06/2007 * Fix over 10T RAID creation. * Fix boot failure from CDROM on MSI E7230 Master-FA4R MB. v1.04 06/06/2006 * Fix WD3200KS HDD detection. v1.03 03/30/2006 * Fix system hang on Intel SE7230 when multiple RR232x adapters are used. v1.02 01/12/2006 * Fix bus scanning problem when PCI bus number exceeds 0x10. * Fix RAID5 I/O problem under DOS. * Fix detection problem with certain WD drives. v1.01 10/09/2005 * Fix IRQ cable checking * Add RAID50 support v1.0 08/20/2005 * First release This is your motherboard revision history.. A8R-MVP Beta BIOS 0602 Latest beta BIOS. A8R-MVP BIOS version 0503 Fixed system will sometimes hang if using AMD Athlon4800+ CPU A8R-MVP BIOS version 0402 Support RAID5 function (Installing RAID5, ULI SATA RAID driver version 1.0.5.2a must be used). A8R-MVP BIOS version 0309 Fix system will show incorrect CPU frequency after resuming from S3 state if system is being overclocked. Fix system cannot wake up from WoL. A8R-MVP BIOS version 0201 First release. Coraleigh Miller "Thany" <thany@thany.removethespammer.org> wrote in message news:%23XeCRuHzHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi all, > > I've just freshly installed Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP2 slipstreamed. > After installing and the box reboots, it doesn't boot into the graphical > part of Windows. After the progress bar that goes from left to right a > couple of times it hangs and the monitor goes into standby. > > In safe mode, it boots normally. I've tried enabling boot logging, but the > logfile doesn't say what really goes wrong. I've installed southbridge > drivers, ACPI drivers and CPU drivers, to no success. Enabling VGA mode > also does provide a solution. > > So videodrivers aren't the problem, or else VGA mode should work. Driver > for my RAID card work fine, otherwise safe mode wouldn't work. Chipset > drivers work fine, otherwise I'd get all kinds of BSoD, I suppose. > > So what IS the problem then? If I install the very same windows but with > SP1, the thing work like a charm! So is SP2 fundamentally broken, or did I > do something incredibly stupid? > > Remember: it's a default installation, and it NEVER booted normally. > > Specs for completeness: > - Asus A8R-MVP (Xpress1600 + ULi M1575) > - Athlon64 X2 3800+ > - 2,5GB RAM > - Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 > - Boot array of 3 disks > - Data array of 4 disks > - Intel PRO/1000PT network adapter > - Disabled onboard LAN, firewire and audio. > - No overclocking, tweaking or anything like that. > > Who will help me out here? Should I install SP1 and forget about SP2 or is > there a real solution? Please help! > > Yours, > -- > Martijn Saly
Guest Greg O Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Re: Can't boot into clean Win2003+SP2 install! "Thany" <thany@thany.removethespammer.org> wrote in message news:%23XeCRuHzHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Hi all, > > I've just freshly installed Windows Server 2003 x64 with SP2 slipstreamed. > After installing and the box reboots, it doesn't boot into the graphical > part of Windows. After the progress bar that goes from left to right a > couple of times it hangs and the monitor goes into standby. > > In safe mode, it boots normally. I've tried enabling boot logging, but the > logfile doesn't say what really goes wrong. I've installed southbridge > drivers, ACPI drivers and CPU drivers, to no success. Enabling VGA mode > also does provide a solution. > > So videodrivers aren't the problem, or else VGA mode should work. Driver > for my RAID card work fine, otherwise safe mode wouldn't work. Chipset > drivers work fine, otherwise I'd get all kinds of BSoD, I suppose. > > So what IS the problem then? If I install the very same windows but with > SP1, the thing work like a charm! So is SP2 fundamentally broken, or did I > do something incredibly stupid? > > Remember: it's a default installation, and it NEVER booted normally. > > Specs for completeness: > - Asus A8R-MVP (Xpress1600 + ULi M1575) > - Athlon64 X2 3800+ > - 2,5GB RAM > - Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 > - Boot array of 3 disks > - Data array of 4 disks > - Intel PRO/1000PT network adapter > - Disabled onboard LAN, firewire and audio. > - No overclocking, tweaking or anything like that. > > Who will help me out here? Should I install SP1 and forget about SP2 or is > there a real solution? Please help! > > Yours, > -- > Martijn Saly Some people have had trouble with Opterons and service pack 2, make sure the cpu drivers are installed ok.
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