SBS 2003 R2, but it's showing a BSOD: why?

**Happy Larry** · 2012-03-13 13:56

Hi,

I always thought a BSOD meant the machine crashed, but the server seems to working fine, the mouse is responding but the screen is blue, I can access network drives from client machines and I can see that it is backing up all okay. I’ve connect a difference monitor but no change, I’ve changed the keyboard in case it was stopping me getting to the log in screen. My instinct says to reboot and hope this helps, I’m not convinced this is the best way forward, any suggestions please.

***JoeP517*** · 2012-03-13 14:03

Can you login remotely?

Joe

**Happy Larry** · 2012-03-13 14:21

i've tried using logmein, i'm getting to the blue screen and a message informing me the 'The input has been blocked', i've disabled the mouse anf keyboard but still no go, any ideas?

**Happy Larry** · 2012-03-13 14:25

No. i'm no longer getting that message, just the BSOD

**Happy Larry** · 2012-03-14 03:43

I can log into Outlook Web Access no problem, so it's all working okay, just no display, any thoughts??

**Happy Larry** · 2012-03-14 04:26

Yes, i'm able to login remotely

**Happy Larry** · 2012-03-14 05:40

Nothing unusual in the event logs, all hardware is working okay, any thoughts?

**WendellB** · 2012-03-14 07:33

I would reboot at the first opportunity - if you can't get to the server at the console, then use either Remote Desktop or LogMeIn to initiate the reboot. In my experience, SBS 2003 servers need to be rebooted once every 4 to 6 weeks to keep things running smoothly.

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