Month: June 2010

Intel Xeon 5500 series Blue Screen with Hyper-V (Win2K8 R2)

By erikr

From the KB: A computer is running Windows Server 2008 R2 and has the Hyper-V role installed. This computer has one or more Intel CPUs code-named Nehalem installed. For example, the Nehalem CPU for a server is from Intel Xeon processor 5500 series and for a client is from Intel Core-i processor series. In this scenario, you receive the following Stop error message: 0x00000101 (parameter1, 0000000000000000, parameter3, 000000000000000c) CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975530

Windows Server 2008 R2: Hyper-V Component Architecture

By erikr

I am a sucker for huge posters that have some technical drawings on them. It makes your office look more professional. I just bumped into a new one, that describes the different components of Hyper-V and their architecture. This is but a small snippet: To download the whole poster, click here.

Writing again?!

By erikr

I has been a long time since I wrote. A lot of things happening, but none of them can explain my absence. It’s going to be a real challenge trying to write again, but I feel that I have no choice. I decided , as a resolution, to write at least two posts per month…