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"System is Shutting Down: NT SYSTEM Authority" ???

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Anyone seen this error before? I got this error with a timer ticking down (from 60 seconds I think) telling me Windows is gonna shut down & I better close all my stuff. Well I couldn't close anything 'cause Explorer.exe had already bit the bullet & only thing I could see was this stupid prompt.Here's my system stats:

 

I have 2 1/2 year old 300w power supply

ABIT BF6 + 850 Celeron/384MB

TNT2/32

Adaptec 29160 SCSI card

Disk 0: Quantum 10KII SCSI = very new [C:\; D:\; E:\;] (Win2K\Programs\etc)

Disk 2: Quantum Atlas II SCSI = old drive [G:\] (Driver storage)

Disk 1: Quantum Atlas I SCSI = 7 years old [F:\] (Swap File = 384MB)

Maxtor ATA33 Primary master = 1 year old & hardly ever used

Toshiba DVD Primary slave

LG CDRW Secondary Master

 

I had no problems with this set up, although I did install the Maxtor Primary master only yesterday (I double checked all jumpers). I formatted this disk within Win2K's disk management program & had no probs doing so.

 

While surfing the Web I started hearing one of my drives continually spin up then spin down, & it wouldn't stop even if i closed all programs. I believe it was the Maxtor IDE disk because I could see the disk activity light was constantly on.

Then I saw the "System is Shutting Down" error before the system shut itself down. Upon rebooting, I lost the Maxtor & Toshiba in the BIOS scan. If I unplugged the Maxtor the Toshiba would show in BIOS scan. Eventuall after a few reboots they are both showing.

 

The Event System Log was full of hundreds of entries of this same error:

 

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: Disk

Event Category: None

Event ID: 51

Date: 10/6/2001

Time: 7:03:08 AM

User: N/A

Computer: 2KSERVER

Description:

An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk1\DR1 during a paging operation.

Data:

0000: 03 01 22 00 01 00 72 00 .."...r.

0008: 00 00 00 00 33 00 04 80 ....3..€

0010: 2d 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 -.......

0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0020: 00 22 0e 9a 00 00 00 00 .".š....

0028: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0030: 00 00 00 00 28 00 00 00 ....(...

0038: 02 84 00 00 01 04 02 00 .„......

0040: 28 00 00 4d 07 11 00 00 (..M....

0048: 40 00 @.

 

And some entries of this one too:

 

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: Ftdisk

Event Category: None

Event ID: 50

Date: 10/6/2001

Time: 7:03:08 AM

User: N/A

Computer: 2KSERVER

Description:

{Lost Delayed-Write Data} The system was attempting to transfer file data from buffers to \Device\HarddiskVolume2. The write operation failed, and only some of the data may have been written to the file.

Data:

0000: 00 00 04 00 02 00 56 00 ......V.

0008: 00 00 00 00 32 00 04 80 ....2..€

0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

0028: a3 00 00 c0 £..À

 

Anyone got any ideas? Is the SCSI disk with Swap File on it about to take a dirt nap, or maybe you think the power supply is overloaded?

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I noticed that you said it displayed this message while surfing the web. If so someone could be remotely shutting down your machine. Are you running any firewall/Antivirus software? Tick anyone off lately?

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Ouch! That sounds like a probable suspect though. Usually I just use "NETSEND" to annoy people, but hell "SHUTDOWN" can be entertaining at times too...

 

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That counter appears when you terminate certain core Win2K programs (LSASS springs to mind).

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I had a very similar problem with a maxtor h/d after i put W2k, with it starting spining up and down, disk errors etc. So i eventually unloaded w2k (after trying all the updates), put 98 back on , and same problem. Lots of people replied to my postings about my problem saying my drive was on its way out (it wasn't even a year old), but i wasnt convinced. However, what i had done just b4 i installed W2k, was upgrade my memory, and coz of my board layout, i disconnected the ide lead temporarily, then put it back. So i figured maybe i had pulled the lead a bit too hard, just enough to create a bad connection, so i whipped it out, and resqueezed the plastic connector where the cable goes thru the insulation displacing connections, in the hope of making a decent connection. Did it work...yep, not had the problem since...YIPPEE!!!!!

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