HIKVISION DS-72xxHGHI-SH - 4. Formatting the Hard Drive

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If the Hard Drive (HDD) is not formatted (initialized), the DVR will begin to beep. The beeping
will continue until the HDD is formatted. To format the HDD, go to:
“MENU” > “SYSTEM CONFIGURATION” > “HDD”
Select the HDDs that need to be formatted and press “INIT”
4. FORMATTING THE HARD DRIVE
NOTE:
Units purchased with HDDs come
with HDDs already formatted.
Formatting the HDDs also erases
the recorded video from the
HDDs (this does not affect the
settings).
Free Space
Total HDD Space
List of HDDs