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I Built the Jonsbo N2 NAS - Better than Synology / QNAP? (Full Build Tutorial) - 100K Sub Special

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Best Jonsbo N2 Build for Under £500
Jonsbo N2 + Intel Core i5 12th Gen + 16GB RAM + 10GbE Build
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Best Jonsbo N2 Build for £7501000
Jonsbo N2 + Gen4/5 MoBo + Intel Core i5 12th Gen with Int Gfx + 32GB RAM + 10GbE Build
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Video Chapters
00:00 SERIOUSLY, NEVER?
01:27 The Start
01:50 THANK YOU!
02:20 The Rules!!!
03:11 Let's Go Shopping, the Topton Motherboards
04:10 The Jonsbo N2 Case
04:55 Power and Cables
05:22 Shipping Times
06:02 Unpacking and Unboxing the Jonsbo N2 and Topton NAS Board
12:42 Removing the Case Panels
15:11 Accessing the SATA Backplane
17:50 Correctly Installing the PSU in the Jonsbo N2
21:46 Adding Power to the SATA backplane
23:55 Installing the Topton NAS Motherboard
25:48 Connecting Your SATA Bays to the NAS Motherboard
27:00 Connecting the PSU to the Motherboard Correctly
27:52 The Front Panel Pins!!!!
29:07 It was going so well......
30:26 FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!
30:55 RMA/Replacement Time!
32:40 First Power On...
33:30 Note on the Front USB Panel on the Jonsbo N2 vs the TopTon NAS MoBo
35:00 How to Create an UnRAID Boot USB Drive
42:55 HDD Installation in the Jonsbo N2 NAS Case
46:54 First Boot!
48:40 What is the Default OS on the TopTon NVMe SSD?
51:25 First UnRAID Login
55:01 Totalling Up the Costs!
58:00 How Does the Jonsbo N2+TopTon NAS Build Compare with Synology/QNAP
59:45 The Downsides...
01:01:22 Verdict and Conclusion
01:03:05 Thanks for Watching!

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