The hard drive will have two cables connected to it: a power cable and a data SATA cable. Remove these from the hard drive by pushing down the metal tab on each cable and pulling them away from the hard drive.
The two cables can remain connected to the main board. You will need to remove any screws that are securing it to the mounts inside the recorder. Once this is complete the hard drive will be able to be removed from the main chassis of the recorder. From here it's as simple as reversing the steps to install the new or additional drive.
New hard drives will not need to be formatted once they are installed in the DVR. If a used hard drive is being added, it's a very good idea to format the drive. This can be done by navigating through the on-screen menus of the recorder as shown in the next section. Sometimes a format of the hard drive may be needed for your security video recorder.
The following video demonstrates how to format the hard drive inside your DVR or NVR without having to remove the hard drive from the device.
The first step in formatting a hard drive is to right-click on the main screen and scrolling down to Main Menu. The user will then be prompted to log in. In roughly the middle of the screen, the user will see HDD No. Using the drop down menu next to HDD No. In the Set field, the user must select Format from the drop down menu. Once this is all set, the user must hit Execute.
Recommended Posts. Posted July 21, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites. Posted August 2, I am not familiar with your dvr but I will say that you cannot. It is a proprietary software based on linux. You would actually need an emulator program. CurtisHall 0. Posted August 18, Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community.
You'll then need to start each TV show or movie and let it play through while it records. There are also video capture devices you can use to connect your DVR to your computer.
You'll have to let the video play through in real time, but the recordings look really good. So the bottom line is copying the videos from your DVR isn't as easy as copying files on your computer, but with enough time and preparation, it can be done. Jim Rossman , Technology reviewer. He worked for 20 years at The Dallas Morning News and now freelances as a tech reviewer for the Business section. Become a business insider.
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