Xserve early 2009 won't Boot

My Xserve early 2009 won’t Boot , No Video , Activity LEDs Flashing :
Xserve begins to power up but does not boot
Fan array and hard drive are spinning
Power LED is illuminated
Top row of activity lights flash
No video on external display
My server was stored in the original box for 12 months now, when I reuse it, he presented the above problems
Anyone know how to fix this?

Thank you, Khashoggi. Reseating the ADM's did generate a different result in Disk Utility. The mirror had a state of "degraded" after reseating because one of the drives had an error. I began a rebuild but it was set to take 4 hours so I just re-built the mirror and re-installed the OS. I would have let it rebuild but it was a brand new instal; no configuration done at all so it was much quicker to just reinstall.
I've got the machine back to the state it was in before the issue and I've created both a Time Machine and Carbon Copy Clone backup of the System in case of further issues.
Thanks again!

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       Missing thread record (id = 691917)
       Invalid directory item count
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       Missing thread record (id = 691919)
       Invalid directory item count
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       Missing thread record (id = 691904)
       Invalid directory item count
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       Missing thread record (id = 691906)
       Invalid directory item count
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       Missing thread record (id = 691909)
       Invalid directory item count
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       Missing thread record (id = 743122)
       Invalid directory item count
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              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742222 (err=0)
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              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691904 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691906 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691909 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691911 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691913 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691915 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691917 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743120 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743357 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743358 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743359 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743360 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743361 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743362 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743363 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741510 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741522 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741523 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691884 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742221 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742785 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742253 (err=0)
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              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742213 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742214 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742215 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742216 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742841 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742869 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742925 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742449 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742897 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743009 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743037 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743065 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742218 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=743093 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=742309 (err=0)
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              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=691903 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741414 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741420 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741429 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741435 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741432 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741444 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741438 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741459 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741441 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741450 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741426 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741465 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741453 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741492 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741456 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741462 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741468 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741471 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741447 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741474 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741417 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741477 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741480 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741483 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741489 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741486 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741498 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741504 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741507 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741423 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741495 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740809 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740810 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740811 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740812 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740813 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740814 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740815 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740816 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740817 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740826 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740827 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740828 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740829 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740830 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740925 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740926 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740927 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740928 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740929 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740930 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740931 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740932 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740933 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740934 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=740935 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741405 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741406 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741402 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741403 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741401 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741407 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741404 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741408 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Created thread record for id=741409 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743563 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743564 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743565 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743566 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743567 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743568 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743569 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743570 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743571 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743572 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743573 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743574 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743575 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743576 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743577 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743578 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743579 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743580 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743581 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743582 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743583 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743584 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743585 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743586 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743587 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743588 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743589 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743590 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743591 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743592 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743593 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743594 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743595 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743596 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743597 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743598 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743599 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743600 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743601 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743602 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743603 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743604 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743605 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743606 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743607 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743608 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743609 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743610 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743611 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743612 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743613 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743614 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=743615 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=756412 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=782888 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=2049005 (err=0)
              FixOrphanedFiles: Deleted thread record for id=8863256 (err=0)
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       Missing thread record (id = 2049005)
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       Invalid directory item count
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       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
       (It should be 0 instead of 25)
       Invalid directory item count
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       Invalid volume file count
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    ** Checking Catalog file.
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              alternate MDB is at block 0 0x00
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