Formatting Disk - HIKVISION DS-7300HWI-SH Series User Manual

3. Select the number and the type of network hard drive. Then enter in the IP address and the
directory of network hard drives.
4. If you do not know the directory of network hard drives, you can click Search after you enter the
IP address. The network hard drives in this subnet will be listed below. Select the one you want to
add.
5. Click OK to save the settings and return the pervious menu. The added hard drives will appear on
the list of HDDs.
6. You can edit or delete the network hard drivers on the HDD Information menu.

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:
1. Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > HDD.
2. Select a disk to format. If the disk is one that is newly installed, the status of the drive will show
up as Uninitialized.
3. Click the Init button.
4. A confirmation message, similar to the one shown in Figure 82 will appear on the screen. Click
OK to continue formatting process.
5. A format progress bar will be shown on the menu. After the disk has been formatted, the status of
the disk will change to Normal.
Figure 81 Add NetHDD Menu
Figure 82 Disk Format Confirmation
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