Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Get 2 years of NordPass with 1 month free for a personal account: nordpass.com/hardwarehaven Or, use code hardwarehaven at checkout!
OR
Business accounts (must register with a biz domain) can get a free 3-month trial of NordPass at nordpass.com/hardwarehavenbusiness with code hardwarehavenbusiness in the form.
SHOUTOUT TO @AllThingsSecured FOR THE PASSWORD TRICK! I wanted to mention him in the ad, but that wasn't really allowed in that moment. Go check out his channel, it's great!
Jeff Geerling's Video:
► youtu.be/RZ8ijmy3qPo
Blu-ray drive and flashing guide:
► forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19634
What is LibreDrive?
► forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18856
Interested in Some Hardware Haven Merch?
► https://hardwarehaven.media/haven-store
Affiliate Links For Products Mentioned:
► LG Blu-ray Drive - amzn.to/3ZH38Db
► Dual 2.5" Bracket - amzn.to/3ZDTT6P
► 2.5" WD Drives - amzn.to/3ZDTp0h
► SanDisk USB Drives I Often Use - amzn.to/3KVJ9fS
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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" - Me (youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
"If You Want To" - Me
"VULF JAMS" - GARRISON (soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
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Gear I Use: (affiliate links)
► Camera - LUMIX G7 amzn.to/3LmfGdk
► SD Cards - SanDisk Extreme PRO amzn.to/3BPXrd1
► Capture Card - EVGA XR1 amzn.to/3Bn8qt7
► Studio Lights amzn.to/3BnYrUd
► Microphone - Shure SM7b amzn.to/3BP0TEB
► Interface - Presonus Quantum amzn.to/3QVeX3T
► Teleprompter amzn.to/3BxcN50
► My Remote Editing PC amzn.to/3J1hN5g
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Step Up Your Online Security With NordPass
1:49 What I'm Doing and Why
3:09 The Parts
5:28 I'm Not An Expert
5:55 Installing the Optical Drive and HDDs
6:18 Unraid Install & Setup
7:45 Jellyfin
8:16 Ripping Blu-rays With MakeMKV
9:46 Flashing The Firmware
10:19 Ripping 4k UHD Blur-ray
10:58 Handbrake Setup & Transcoding
12:52 Not The Best System, But A Cool Idea
13:05 Plans Moving Forward
Get 2 years of NordPass with 1 month free for a personal account: nordpass.com/hardwarehaven Or, use code hardwarehaven at checkout!
OR
Business accounts (must register with a biz domain) can get a free 3-month trial of NordPass at nordpass.com/hardwarehavenbusiness with code hardwarehavenbusiness in the form.
SHOUTOUT TO @AllThingsSecured FOR THE PASSWORD TRICK! I wanted to mention him in the ad, but that wasn't really allowed in that moment. Go check out his channel, it's great!
Jeff Geerling's Video:
► youtu.be/RZ8ijmy3qPo
Blu-ray drive and flashing guide:
► forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19634
What is LibreDrive?
► forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18856
Interested in Some Hardware Haven Merch?
► https://hardwarehaven.media/haven-store
Affiliate Links For Products Mentioned:
► LG Blu-ray Drive - amzn.to/3ZH38Db
► Dual 2.5" Bracket - amzn.to/3ZDTT6P
► 2.5" WD Drives - amzn.to/3ZDTp0h
► SanDisk USB Drives I Often Use - amzn.to/3KVJ9fS
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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" - Me (youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
"If You Want To" - Me
"VULF JAMS" - GARRISON (soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
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Gear I Use: (affiliate links)
► Camera - LUMIX G7 amzn.to/3LmfGdk
► SD Cards - SanDisk Extreme PRO amzn.to/3BPXrd1
► Capture Card - EVGA XR1 amzn.to/3Bn8qt7
► Studio Lights amzn.to/3BnYrUd
► Microphone - Shure SM7b amzn.to/3BP0TEB
► Interface - Presonus Quantum amzn.to/3QVeX3T
► Teleprompter amzn.to/3BxcN50
► My Remote Editing PC amzn.to/3J1hN5g
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Step Up Your Online Security With NordPass
1:49 What I'm Doing and Why
3:09 The Parts
5:28 I'm Not An Expert
5:55 Installing the Optical Drive and HDDs
6:18 Unraid Install & Setup
7:45 Jellyfin
8:16 Ripping Blu-rays With MakeMKV
9:46 Flashing The Firmware
10:19 Ripping 4k UHD Blur-ray
10:58 Handbrake Setup & Transcoding
12:52 Not The Best System, But A Cool Idea
13:05 Plans Moving Forward
![A SERIOUS Home Server Thats Affordable [Lenovo P520]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mVtIOtU5eHI/mqdefault.jpg "A SERIOUS Home Server Thats Affordable [Lenovo P520]
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► Want to support the channel and unlock some perks in the process?
Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube!
🔓 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwarehaven
🔓 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgdTVe88YVSrOZ9qKumhULQ/join
► Checkout items I used (includes affiliate links from which I may receive compensation):
🛍️ Lenovo P520 - https://ebay.us/1EJeLr
🛍️ Nvidia T1000 - https://amzn.to/4bBwMiF
🛍️ 10GTek 10Gb SFP+ Card - https://amzn.to/3RYUePR
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🎥 Curious About the equipment I use to make my videos?
Click Here ► https://hardwarehaven.media/gear
Music (in order):
Hardware Haven Theme -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
Sunshower - LATASHÁ(https://soundcloud.com/best-music-pro...)
CRENSHAW VIBES - GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
If You Want To - Me
Timestamps:
0:00 I think this could be a great home server
0:40 Sponsor - UGreen
1:56 Lenovo P520
2:45 Specs and Features
5:53 Proprietary Nonsense
6:20 Quick Teardown and Cleanup
7:45 Windows and Davinci Resolve
9:13 Cinebench and Power Consumption
10:20 Why this makes sense as a home server
11:19 Running Proxmox without GPU
12:00 PCIe Bifurcation
13:50 Containers, VMs, and GPU Passthru
14:36 Adding more storage
15:48 Out of band Management with AMT
16:24 The potential value of this system")
