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Chapter 7  
HDD management 
Initializing HDDs 
The in-built HDD must be initialized before it can be used. You can also re-
initialize the HDD. However, all data on the HDD will be destroyed.  
To initialize a HDD: 
1.  Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk 
to display its window. 
2.  Select the HDD to be initialized. 
3.  Click the Initialize button to begin initialization. 
 
After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD changes from 
Abnormal to Normal. 
Setting the HDD quota 
You can allocate on a HDD the maximum permitted storage and snapshot picture 
capacities from each camera. 
1.  Click the System Settings icon in the menu toolbar and then click Hard Disk. 
2.  Click the Storage mode tab. 
3.  Under the Mode option, select Quota.