Microsoft KB Archive/908911

= When you start a Windows Server 2003-based computer that uses a dynamic disk, the computer may stop responding =

Article ID: 908911

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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SYMPTOMS
When you start a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer that uses a dynamic disk, the computer may stop responding in the middle of the operating system startup process.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the storage management driver cannot handle many I/O requests in a short time.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Hotfix information
Note If you cannot start the computer in a regular mode, you can start the computer in Safe Mode, and then install the hotfix.

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Itanium-based versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
Windows Server 2003 obtains data from disks early in the operating system startup process. This operation may quickly generate many disk I/O requests, depending on what data was loaded from disk during the previous startup process. However, the storage management driver for dynamic disks cannot handle many I/O requests in a short time.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: dmio boot win2003

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB908911

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