Because I was trying to install a new graphics card on my server… It BSODed at some point and damaged system files.
I’m running Server 2012 R2 Essentials, so it’s a domain controller. Somehow the file system got corrupted and prevented LSASS from loading. This is a key part of Windows and “bad things happen” if it can’t load right or is terminated.
Specifically, I was getting a “2e2” BSOD from the system. I was able to get into the “Directory Services Recovery Mode” option. This is basically a safe mode for Active Directory.
Due to a couple of issues, I suspected a disk error. I was right. Ran a chkdsk on the system and it started booting just fine!!
Just wanted to post this for anyone else that ran into this weird BSOD.
Drashna, you heathen! The question HAS to be asked… Why did you NEED to install any graphics card in a server?
For CUDA/NVENC support. Emby uses FFMPEG and uses a very CPU intensive profile, so I can only transcode stream one (maybe two) streams before it starts lagging/buffering. Unfortunately, Plex and Subsonic are much better about CPU usage (using MUCH less CPU), but their UI just isn’t as polished.