Install The Hard Drive - GeoVision GV-HOT SWAP DVR SYSTEM Quick Start Manual

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Install the Hard Drive

The GV-Hot Swap DVR uses SATA hard drives for video and audio data storage.
Before recording, ensure to install your hard drives. Steps to install the hard drive
vary from models to models. Be sure to identify your model and follow the right steps
to install the hard drive.
8 / 4-Bay Models
1. Turn off the power of the drive bay. Make sure the Power LED is off.
2. Turn the safety lock to the OPEN position.
3. Press the safety lock. The drawer handle pops up.
4. Pull out the drive drawer.
LOCK
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Safety Lock
OPEN
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Drive Drawer
Drawer Handle
Front panel of SATA backplane installed
in the 4-bay and models
Power Button
Power LED
HDD Activity LED
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Front panel of SATA backplane installed
in the 8-bay model
RESET
HD1
HD2
Power Button
and LED
HD3
5. Remove the lid of the drawer.
6. Insert the hard drive in the drawer, and slide the lid back on.
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7. Insert the hard drive in the drawer, and slide the lid back on.
8. Put the drawer back in the drive bay of the GV-Hot Swap DVR.
9. Push the drawer handle back, and turn the safety lock to the LOCK position.
10. Press the Power button. When the Power LED indicates green, the hard drive is
ready for use.
Note:
. Ensure to format hard drives before they are usable. See 3.4 Formatting the
Hard Drive in GV-Hot Swap DVR System User's Manual.
. To assign hot-swap drives as storage locations, see Adding the Hard Drive to
Recording Path later in this guide.
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