TruVision DVR 45HD User Manual
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Chapter 15
Storage management
This chapter describes the content of the Storage Management menu, including HDD
information, storage mode, S.M.A.R.T. settings as well as bad sector detection.
HDD status information
You can check the status of any of the installed HDDs on the recorder at any time.
To check the status of a HDD:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Storage Management
>
HDD Information.
2. Note the status of the HDDs listed under the Status column.
If the status is listed as Normal or Sleeping, the HDD is in working order. If it is listed
as Abnormal and has already been initialized, the HDD needs to be replaced. If the
HDD is Uninitialized, you need to initialize it before it can be used in the recorder.
Refer to “Initializing HDDs” above for more information.
Note
: The status information is also shown in the
System Information > HDD
window.
Initialize a HDD
The built-in HDD does not need to be initialized before it can be used. You can also re-
initialize the HDD. However, all data on the HDD will be destroyed.
To initialize a HDD:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Storage Management
>
HDD Information
.
2. Under the
HDD Information
tab, select the HDD to be initialized.
3. Click the
Initialize
button to begin initialization.
After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD changes from Abnormal to
Normal.
