Old server failure shows when a lighter home server may be better
A used as a first no longer boots normally. It cannot enter the BIOS and gets stuck at the boot stage.
This appears to be a known issue with the Dell R720. The practical choice is either finding a replacement board, which may be hard to source, or moving to a newer 10th-generation Intel i5 PC.
The workload is not heavy. The server is mainly used for local practice and game servers.
Key points
- The no longer reaches the BIOS.
- It is stuck at the boot stage.
- The likely repair path may involve replacing a hard-to-find board.
- The workload is light: local testing and game servers.
- A newer 10th-generation Intel i5 PC is being considered as a replacement.