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Chapter 3 Software Installation
This chapter describes how to install the NV DVR software and drivers.
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| Before installing the software, make sure that the Windows OS patches and the |
| video graphic card driver are UPDATED. |
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| If you have an old version of the NV DVR software installed in your PC, the old |
| copy must be removed. To remove, click Start>Settings>Control Panel and then |
| double click Add/Remove Programs. In Add/Remove Programs list, select NV |
| DVR and then click Remove. |
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| We HIGHLY RECOMMEND having three (3) separate drives for the main system |
| (OS and NV DVR software), storage and backup. The ideal hard disk size for the |
| main drive is 20GB. As for the storage and backup, at least 60GB each. The hard |
| drives format must be in NTFS. This way we can maintain an optimized system for |
| your security. |
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| For Windows 2000, make sure the |
| PC BIOS system. |
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i | To ensure getting the latest copy of NV DVR software, go and download the |
updated version from the following site: | |
| Worldwide : |
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| US/CANADA: |
| http://www.aver.com (click on Support) |
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