ALIBI ALI-DVR1004E 960H - Configuring HDD Settings; Checking HDD Status; Configuring the HDD Camera Channel Quotas

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ALI-DVR1004E Series 960H DVR User Manual
2.7 Conguring HDD settings
2.7.1 CheckingHDDstatus
Check the status of the HDD installed in the DVR to assure it is functioning normally.
1. Open the HDD Information display. Go to Menu | HDD |General
2. Check the status of the HDD. If the status is:
— Normal or Sleeping - The HDD is working normally.
— Uninitialized or Abnormal - Initialize the HDD before continuing. Check the select box of the HDD to initialize, then
click the Init button at the bottom of the screen.
— Failed - If the HDD failed during or after initialization, replace the HDD.
2.7.2 ConguringtheHDDcamerachannelquotas
By default, all cameras will record to the one partition of the internal HDD. However, the HDD Quota feature allows you to allocate a
storage size quota to each camera on your DVR. For instance, the Analog 1 can be allotted 150 GB of video storage, while the Analog
2 camera can be limited to 100 GB of video storage. To use the quota feature, do the following:
1. To recapture the storage capacity of your HDD (erases all data on the HDD), do the following:
a. go to Menu | HDD | General.
SECTION 2: INSTALLING THE SYSTEM