Mysterious SQL Server Dropping Tables

We had just setup MS SQL 2000 (SP3), running on Windows 2000 (SP4). Both SQL
and Windows2000 Server has been patched with all security updates as per
Microsoft websites.
On the server PC, it is also running Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition 7.6
with the latest AV definition. I've also lost count of how many times we
scan the server for virus but none were found.
This is a newly setup server but we're observing the tables in the SQL
server dropping out of no apparent reason. A check on the actual data
directory we found that the database .LDF is missing and the EM marks it as
'suspect'.
What kind of information should I provide in order to further trouble shoot
this problem?
Since this is a test server we're only running it on 2 x 80GB IDE harddisk
and as far as I can tell there is no bad sectors found. Has anyone encounter
anything of such? Please help. TQ.
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Steven Ung
"The source of all greatness lies within you" - Anonymous> This is a newly setup server but we're observing the tables in the SQL
> server dropping out of no apparent reason. A check on the actual data
> directory we found that the database .LDF is missing and the EM marks it
> as
> 'suspect'.
The tables, or the log file? Sounds like both are happening. Once you get
the system back where it should be, you might want to use a program like
filemon (http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml) to see what
process is accessing the LDF file.
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
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> The tables, or the log file? Sounds like both are happening.
Both, but the tables are the ones dropping/missing first.
Does drive caching has anything to do with it? The Windows Event Log
complaints that drive cache is disabled. I've temporary enable it and still
checking the results. But since no one has had this problem before, I'm not
certain of whether this is the solution or what is causing the tables to
drop or go missing.

> Once you get
> the system back where it should be, you might want to use a program like
> filemon (http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml) to see what
> process is accessing the LDF file.
I've downloaded the utility but could not find any process out of the
extraordinary.
Steven Ung
"The source of all greatness lies within you" - Anonymous