Win2000 server keeps shutting down unexpectedly and not coming back up

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Pete Bartling

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 that is running Windows 2000 Server. Twice in
the past week, I have come in to the office and noticed the machine to be
completely off. Event viewer says that the shutdown was unexpected (error
6008) and both were at random different times.

Now no one comes in to the room where they are and would shut it off or
anything like that, so that isn't the case. If something caused it to
reboot, which I can't imagine what, then it still isn't coming back up
afterwards.

I am at a complete lost on where to even begin looking at what the cause may
be. Event Viewer was of no help. This server is used as a print server
basically.

Any suggestions?

Sincerely,
Pete Bartling

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- Failing mains supply? Glitch?
- Failing UPS?
- UPS sending out a shutdown signal?
- Some component overheating?
- Blaster virus?

To eliminate the mains supply causes, you should
connect another PC to the same supply. If it shuts
down too then you have a supply problem.
 
I have two other PC's going into the same UPS and no problems with them. I
thought possibly about the virus, but it is completely patched up, virus
definitions are current and the full scan came up with nothing.
 
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