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2.7.1
Formatting the Hard Disk
Follow the steps below to format the hard disk for first time installation or re-format the hard
disk to the type that can be saved recording video.
1. In Storage Setting page, click
Storage
tab.
2. In Storage Setting page, user should see the hard disk in Detected HDD section that
NVR/DVR system has detected.
If the installed hard disk drive doesn
’t show in Free HDD list section, click
Scan
to
re-detect it.
3. Select the hard disk from Detected HDD section and click
Format
button.
4. Click
Yes
to confirm the format process.
5. User will see the format process bar in percentage. When the format process is done, the
percentage is displayed in 100% and click
OK
to complete the format process.
6. After formatting, the hard disk is ready to set as a storage path.
