Hung at Checking Parameters - Should I Escape

[bashasys]

Working with an OLD Dell Server with a 12 GB Primary, and a 140 GB Extended.
Set it up to
(1) Free up 20 GB at front of Extended
(2) Shrink Extended by 20 GB
(3) Expand Primary by 20 GB

The system has been hung for close to 2 hours with No progress.

The following messages have appeared
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Universal File System Driver Installation ....
Getting Partitions Info.
Flushing Systems Buffers
Please Wait ...............................

[Restart Enabled]
Modifying Drive *: On Hard Disk 0
Checking Parameters
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Is is safe to ESCAPE or CONTROL-C. We need to get the server back on line, but don't want it trashed.

[bashasys]

STILL HOSED
After 4 hours and no progress.
Hit ESC and CONTROL-C.
No response. Then Cold-Booted.

System now says
Interrupted Operation: Insert the Recovery CD or other Recovery CD or other Recovery Media and Reboot PC.

What do I do?

[SIW2]

Did you try booting the Paragon recovery cd ?