Formatting Disk; Enabling Hdd Overwrite - HIKVISION DS-7604NI-E1 User Manual

DS-7600 Series NVR User's Manual

Formatting Disk

A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be first formatted before it can be used with your NVR.
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 newly installed or not formatted the status will show up as
Uninitialized.
3. Click the Init button.
4. A confirmation message, similar to the one shown in Figure 90 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.

Enabling HDD Overwrite

Enabling HDD overwrite will allow the NVR to overwrite the installed disks once the disks are full.
To enable HDD overwrite:
1. Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > HDD.
2. Select the Record Information tab, as shown in Figure 92.
3. Check the Overwrite checkbox.
4. Click the Apply button.
5. Click to exit.
Figure 90 Disk Format Confirmation
Figure 91 Disk Format Progress Bar
Figure 92 Record Information Menu
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