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3.5.2 Installing Hard Disk Drive
Your HDD should be installed inside the DVR.
Please connect the HDD in the standard way,
screwing the HDD into the HDD brackets or DVR
base. All necessary cables are delivered with the
DVR. Use instructions that came together with the
hard drive for exact wiring and installation. Please
connect the power cable to the appropriate socket,
and the data cables to their corresponding connectors.
For the list of HDD drives tested for compatibility
please see Appendix 2.
Power connector
Data connector
Before you can record onto your HDD, it should be formatted by the DVR
system, because standard PC formatting is not compatible. It can be done in
the Maintenance Tab of the Tool Bar Main Menu. Please refer to Section
5.2.5
HDD
for the detailed description of this process. Depending on the size of your
HDD, the format process can take several minutes.
