Microsoft KB Archive/233031

= Error Message: The Request Timed Out and Could Not Be Completed =

Article ID: 233031

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q233031



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Disk Management snap-in in Computer Management or customized Management Console, you may receive the following error message:

The request timed out and could not be completed.



CAUSE
This issue can occur for any of the following reasons:
 * There is a problem with the network connection.
 * There is a problem with the hard disk.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, correct any hardware problems, including cables and SCSI termination. Check the System Event log for any device errors and use the appropriate steps to resolve those errors.

For information about troubleshooting event errors, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

154690How to troubleshoot event ID 9, event ID 11, and event ID 15 error messages

92765 Terminating a SCSI Device



STATUS
Keywords: kberrmsg kbhardware kbnetwork kbprb KB233031

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