Computer peeps..Server 2003 question..

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Originally Posted by G-Rex

1) If I put the files I want to open on my desktop, they copy quickly, they open quickly, just the way they should.

2) I have only XP and W2K in the office. I accessed the server a couple of days ago with W2K, and as I recall, it seemed fine, but I don't recall for sure.

3) I cannot map via IP either.

4) The server is only configured with DNS, DHCP, PDC, and file server. That's all it does. It's a 2.0ghz, Dual core pentium with 4gb of ram. It should be up to the task.

In speaking with my resident tech guys, they think it's a hardware issue, as I noticed this morning I'm getting a Hard Disk 0 Seek Failure on boot up. The machine does have a raid card in it, so I don't know where the issue is. But, I'm about to call Dell and see about getting some hardware replaced.

So that's where I'm at so far. I'm open to more ideas though!

Thanks again for your help!

I was wondering more about the speed at which the copying over from the server initiates, rather than opening the file once the copying is complete.

Is this box running a RAID-5 config, or is it just mirroring? Striping? If it's mirrored and one drive has gone dead, then that could account for why it's so slow.

RSV is right about connect speeds. I've seen Dell units get confused about the link speed and try to push 1Gb, though the switch is only able to handle 100Mb. This gives a dog slow network performance that you can even see in IE/Firefox.