Lorex 16 channel security dvr with 500GB hard drive, remote viewing Replacing the Hard Drive

Appendix L: Replacing the Hard Drive

Replacing the Hard Drive

To replace the hard drive:

1Place the new drive in the housing.

2Reconnect the power and data cables. Each cable can only be connected one way.

3Replace the cover, tucking the lip of the cover at the front panel.

4Replace the screws on the side and rear panels of the cover.

Formatting the Hard Drive

If you replace the pre-installed hard drive, it must be formatted in order to function properly with the system.

ATTENTION: Formatting the HDD erases all data on the hard disk.

This step cannot be undone.

To format the hard disk:

1From the main menu, click Device > HDD.

2Click the checkbox under Select to choose the drive you wish to reformat.

Select checkbox

3Click Format HDD.

4When the warning window appears, click OK. Wait for the system to format the hard drive.

NOTE: You will notice that the size of the HDD and the free space are not the same. The system uses a portion of the disk space for the operating system and initialization. This is common in all security DVRs as well as common hard drives.

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