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ASUSTOR Nimbustor 4 AS5404T Setup & First Impressions | SSD + RAM + 4× WD Red Plus + UPS

In this Side Quest: Tech episode of Ari’s Quest Log, I set up my brand-new ASUSTOR Nimbustor 4 (AS5404T) NAS from start to finish. I install a Lexar 1 TB SSD, upgrade the memory to 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4, mount four 8 TB WD Red Plus drives, and connect everything to an APC Back-UPS 850 VA for safe power protection. You’ll see every step — from unboxing and hardware installation to the ADM setup wizard, network configuration, and my decision to use Btrfs instead of EXT4 after consulting ChatGPT. This long-form video is ideal if you’re curious about setting up your own NAS, or just want a detailed look behind the scenes of my creative tech setup for future music, video, and backup projects. 🧰 Main hardware used ASUSTOR Nimbustor 4 (AS5404T) 4× WD Red Plus 8 TB NAS drives 1× Lexar 1 TB SSD (M.2 NVMe) 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 SODIMM (2× 8 GB) APC Back-UPS 850 VA (Type-C + A ports) CAT 6A Ethernet Cables + TP-Link Gigabit Switch 🎥 Side Quest series: Retro Gaming & Tech Follow my journey building the tools that power my creative projects. 00:00 Intro & what we’re setting up 00:53 Unboxing the ASUSTOR Nimbustor 4 04:45 Opening up the NAS 05:09 Installing the 1 TB SSD 05:45 Memory (RAM) upgrade to 16 GB 09:30 Mounting 4× WD Red Plus drives 12:37 Correct way to insert the drives 16:08 Overview of installed components 17:14 Unboxing & connecting the APC Back-UPS 850 VA 19:53 First boot & ADM setup wizard 24:10 Network configuration & DNS settings 28:23 Choosing RAID 5 and file system 29:27 Asking ChatGPT: EXT4 vs Btrfs 32:48 Registering NAS & port-security notes 34:54 Checking System Info & Storage Manager 37:02 Checking Activity Monitor & App Central 38:55 First impressions, wrap-up & next steps -- Transcript -- Hey welcome to my channel. Today we're going to set up my new NAS. It's an ASUSTOR Nimbustor we will connect it to the UPS I have recently purchased. So let's begin. Power. In here, some cables, screws, memory installation guide, quick installation guide, safety precautions. This is the memory I bought and purchased, Vengeance SODIMM DDR4. I also purchased these 6A, CAT 6A patch cables for connecting to the switch. I have a TP-Link Gigabit switch. At some point I will replace it with a 2.5 Gigabit switch. This NAS by the way supports 2. 5 Gigabit. So this is this cable. I have another one and probably won't need it now. There is a USB on the front side and we have 4 trays. Let's try to move it. Backside we have 2 more USBs and there is an HDMI port. This is probably the power. This is the new NAS. I am looking forward to putting in this memory. Hopefully they can both go in. It comes with 4 GB and this is 2 x 8 GB. So 16 GB in total. This is the 1 TB Lexar SSD. I also want to build that in. And then we have these 4 Western Digital 8 TB disks. They will go of course in the trays. By the way yes I need to shave. And I will also go to the hairdresser. So the SSD is in. The trick to put it in is pulling this lever outwards. Next we will install the memory. There is already 4 GB in. So I will try to get that one out first. Let me see. Nicely calmly. So it is 4 GB. DDR4. And the one I will put in is also DDR4. C22. SODIMM. It should be the same format it is. It should work. We will of course see that when we boot it up. Put in the first one. Now the question is. Maybe we just push it. Don't want to break it. I guess that is the way to do it. And the second one. Okay they are both in. Now we can close it up again. Don't hit the camera. Okay that worked. Now move it gently forwards. Alright I think that is it. Screws back in. The next step is putting these hard disks in the trays. These disks are. Western Digital. Disks. And they are made specially for NAS. Of course we need to put the right end. Get back at the right end. Let me see. Pull this a little bit. In. We don't need to screw. I think this one is in. And then. You put it backwards. Nope. No this went well. Now. Let's get it out. And test it. Yes. And. Do the same with the other four disks. I took a look in the. In the manual. And actually I did. The first disk. Wrong way I mean it worked. But that is not how you should do it. And I will now show. How to properly. Put the disk inside the tray. So we have here. On the sides it says. Pull and that is what we are going to do. Pull it out. You see. And this one. Same. Now I grab my disk. Let's get it out of the package. Okay. Make sure that. The back side is at the back. And we put it in. Gently. This makes sure the. Holes are. Correctly outlined. Okay. Now. Make sure that. You put. These. Thingies. In the holes. And then. We. Press. So that it fits. On the other sides. As well. Pom pom pom. Each click. Two times here. I think it is fine now. Pom pom pom. And now we can put it in. And then we have one left. More further. So. You can see it. A bit closer. So. Now we put in the last disk. Alright. So. What did I do?