windows home server file copy lockups

[DarkTXKnight]

has anyone noticed frequent lockups of WHS during file operations? I have an A64 board with 2 750GB Seagate SATA hard drives and an intel 100 server nic . When I do lfile operations like robocopy, browsing, searching, then the host appears to lockup and I have to go hard reset it.any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[RebateMonger]

I haven't experienced anything like that with my (six or seven) WHS servers. Neither have I read of any ongoing issues like that. Are you running any third-party add-ins? Anti-Virus?

You should probably start with the standard PC troubleshooting steps:
1) Memtest
2) Hard disk diagnostics
3) Latest hardware drivers
4) Latest Windows Updates
5) Examination of Windows Application and Event Logs
6) Check power and data cables and connections

 

[Athena]

I'd say you have some hardware issues somewhere because that's not at all typical of either WHS or Windows Server 2003 (which is its base).

 

[armstrda]

maybe the 100Mb nic is getting way over saturated? and couple that with a bad version of the driver that wasn't really meant for WHS (2003 server core) could create issues like this. What network driver build are you using?

 

[alevasseur14]

I've never experienced anything like that with my WHS and I've been running it for over 2 years straight. Sounds like a hardware issue. I suppose it'd be pretty easy to throw in a different NIC to rule that out right away. Is the one you have in there very old?