Trace for a sensible period of time, set to autoclose and check the error log for startup messages. But ultimately it's a case of put some monitoring in place and wait.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
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