How to replace Dell R720XD R720 motherboard & backplane | PowerEdge Tips

I finally received a replacement motherboard for my Dell PowerEdge R720XD that stopped booting. In this video, I'm going to replace the motherboard in my R720XD server and show you a few tips I learned along the way. Hope it helps anyone else who might need to replace their R720XD or R720 motherboard! :-)

Timestamps:
0:00 - Recap of my R720XD problems
1:54 - Pulling drives in preparation for backplane removal
3:54 - Remove air shroud and fan wall
4:23 - Remove PCIe risers
4:56 - Unplugging rear I/O cables
5:30 - Remove rNDC NIC module
6:14 - Disconnect all cables connected to backplane
12:54 - Remove SAS backplane
14:17 - Removing SAS cable to motherboard mini monolithic slot
15:22 - Forgot to remove PSUs! :-P
15:49 - Remove old motherboard
18:16 - Installing new motherboard
19:09 - Re-installing the backplane
19:56 - Re-connect all cables to the backplane and motherboard
30:26 - Re-connect all SAS cables
32:06 - Re-installing PCIe risers
32:40 - Re-installing rNDC NIC module
33:33 - Re-installing fan wall and fan shroud
35:00 - Wrap-up

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