OS X Server 10.4.11 freezes when misc files are being accessed

This is an odd problem, to me at least. It seems as if I have some files that are getting corrupted, that then cause my 10.4.11 server to lock up when they're accessed. Has anyone else run into this problem before? This server is really only used for file sharing (AFP and SMB), and the majority of the users use AFP. It will lockup and not respond to AFP connection requests, won't allow VNC, and if I'm standing in front of it the mouse will move but it will not respond the mouse clicks or keyboard presses. However, I can still get a ping response.
I went through a month or so ago and removed all the problematic files I could find, but now the issue is back in a separate folder. To get the server to freeze, all I had to do was try any action on a bad file (copy, preview, open, etc). Disk Utility reports no permission errors, and the disk itself comes up clean. This is a Megaraid RAID setup if that makes any difference. Any insight on what could be causing these files to become corrupt, and then why they would cause a reboot?

I never did figure this out so I gave up and migrated to a new server while removing the "bad" files that I found along the way. Trying to copy the files when booted from the CD using Terminal would even lock up the machine.

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