[DanijelPG]

Hi, I have (old) HP proliant ML350 G4 server running Windows server 2003 SP2 Standard Edition. After power line failure (UPS dead) , server could not start OS. It has 2 SCSI disks in RAID1. Server restart on starting (when "windows server 2003" title shows). I've tried Repair, but after coping neccessery files and restart it cannot start repair proccess (restarts again). I've tried pulling out one disk then another. Then i've tried to pick up image and i've successed (with acronis 11). Then i've restored image on another server, and symptoms are the same.
Can anyone tell me what should I do, because that server has Oralce application installed?
Thank You

 

[Wand3r3r]

Welcome to TSF!

You should never have pulled the raided drives. That could only make it worse. Hopefully you labelled the drives so you can put them back in the correct order.

First issue is does the raid controller see the drives and does it rebuild the mirror?

Next stop is recovery console and running the utilities [in this order]
chkdsk /p
fixmbr
fixboot

If still not booting do a repair install [not r for repair]

You do have a backup of the server and the Oracle DB?

 

[DanijelPG]

I've tried fixmbr and then fixboot but no changes.
The "chkdsk /f" is in progress, and I ll post the result.
but, aslo, i ve tried a repair install but after coping of nessessery files and restarig the server, on the "windows server 2003" screen happens restart (it cannot start instalation proces)

and thank You for repling

 

[DanijelPG]

I ve tried chkdsk /f . Server start that task but it did not untill now (2 days). The RAID card sees onlu one disk, for second it says MISSING.
I ve tries also "fixmbr" and "fixboot c:", - no results.
Repair installation always fails after copying neccessery files...

 

[DanijelPG]

i ve tried to boot with raid card disabled and only one disk, but when i tried to start repair, it says that there is no disks inserted? Can I boot with only one disk and how?

 

[Wand3r3r]

It was incorrect to disable the raid card. Don't do that.
Part of doing a repair is feeding it the raid card drivers. Doesn't sound like you did that.

I take it you have no backups?

I would suggest you bring in someone more informed on doing a repair install as well as replacing the failed drive [and adding another drive as a hot spare].