https://subscribeto.me/videos/watch/a8b14cf4-a821-4fd0-b443-f2c9312116df I unboxed the chunky -- yet adorable -- ZimaBoard 2 to see if it’s the ultimate $400 home server... But my home network had other plans. From a dead switch port to installing a 14TB drive, this first impression got chaotic fast. I put a ton of work into this one. Let me know if you liked it in the comments below! Read my full review: https://gardinerbryant.com/zimaboard2-the-full-review/ Watch the exclusive cut of this video: https://gardinerbryant.com/zima-board-2-unboxing-first-impressions/ 8GB RAM / 32GB ZimaBoard2 (affiliate) featured in this video, 16GB RAM / 64GB ZimaBoard2 (affiliate), 14TB Western Digital drive, iFixIt Pro Toolkit, -- Chapters -- 00:00 ZimaBoard2 Unboxing & First Impressions 01:46 What's in the box? 05:00 Attaching the HDD bay to the chassis 06:48 First boot troubleshooting... 12:43 ZimaBoard 2 Software Experience 14:53 The actual ZimaOS experience 18:32 Installing the active cooling 20:26 Installing & formatting a hard drive 23:27 Closing thoughts... Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:59:27 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://apertatube.net https://apertatube.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://subscribeto.me/videos/watch/a8b14cf4-a821-4fd0-b443-f2c9312116df All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://apertatube.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://apertatube.net/w/mQc5t45weFBTeN2AcsX8Ap;threadId=32412 https://apertatube.net/w/mQc5t45weFBTeN2AcsX8Ap;threadId=32412 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:03:09 GMT 6 minutes in and I'm overall liking the video and I like the jazz music in the background but I'm wishing there weren't any added sound effects. Maybe it's my ADHD brain but they distract from what you're saying.

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