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Figure 14-25 Check Disk Clone Progress 
14.7  Checking HDD Status 
Purpose 
You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and 
maintenance in case of HDD failure. 
Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface   
Step 1 Enter the HDD Information interface. 
Menu > HDD > General   
Step 2 Check the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list, as shown in Figure 14-26. 
 
Figure 14-26 View HDD Status (1) 
   
If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping, it works normally. If the status is Uninitialized or 
Abnormal, please initialize the HDD before use. And if the HDD initialization is failed, please 
replace it with a new one. 
Checking HDD Status in System Information Interface 
Step 1 Enter the System Information interface. 
Menu > Maintenance > System Info   
Step 2 Click the HDD tab to view the status of each HDD displayed on the list, as shown in Figure 
14-27. 
 
Figure 14-27 View HDD Status (2) 
14.8  Checking S.M.A.R.T Information 
Purpose