Formatting Disk; Enabling Hdd Overwrite - HIKVISION DS-9000 Series User Manual

DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User's Manual

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 127 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 DVR 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 129.
3. Check the Overwrite checkbox.
4. Click the Apply button.
Figure 127 Disk Format Confirmation
Figure 128 Disk Format Progress Bar
Figure 129 Record Information Menu
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