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11.4 Checking HDD Status
Purpose:
You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case
of HDD failure.
Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface
Steps:
1.
Enter the HDD Information interface.
Menu > HDD>General
2.
Check the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list.
Figure 11. 11 View HDD Status (1)
If the status of HDD is
Normal
or
Sleeping
, it works normally. If the status is
Uninitialized
or
Abnormal
, please
initialize the HDD before use. And if the HDD initialization is failed, please replace it with a new one.
Checking HDD Status in System Information Interface
Steps:
1.
Enter the System Information interface.
Menu > Maintenance > System Info
2.
Click the
HDD
tab to view the status of each HDD displayed on the list.
Figure 11. 12 View HDD Status (2)
11.5 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information
Purpose:
The S.M.A.R.T.
(
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
)
is a monitoring system for HDD to detect
a
nd report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
Steps:
1.
Enter the HDD Detect interface.
Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect
2.
Click the S.M.A.R.T. Settings tab to enter the interface.
3.
Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list,
