Managing Disks; Checking Disk Status; Formatting Disk - HIKVISION DS-8100HDI-S Series User Manual

Managing Disks

Checking Disk Status

The status of all installed hard disk drives (HDD) can be checked under the Disk Management menu.
To check the status of installed disks:
Enter the Disk Management menu, shown in Figure 54 by going to Main Menu > System Configuration > Disk
Management.
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There are three different panels found in the Disk Management menu. They include:
Disk Utilization: Displays the maximum space available of all disks combined.
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Available Disks: Displays a list of all installed disks and their respective space and status.
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Status: Displays the available disk space of all disks combined.
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Click the Done button to exit out of Disk Management.
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Formatting Disk

A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be first formatted before it can be used with your DVR. Formatting the disk
will erase all data on it.
To format a new disk:
Enter the Disk Management menu, shown in Figure 54 by going to Main Menu > System Configuration > Disk
Management.
Select a disk to format. A disk that has not been formatted will show Error Detected as its status. If the disk is one
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that is newly installed, the status of the drive will show up as Non-Active and the Reformat button will change to
the Add button.
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Click the Reformat/Add button.
A confirmation message, similar to the one shown in Figure 55 will appear on the screen. Click the Yes button to
continue formatting process.
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Figure 54. Disk Management Menu
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