104  TruVision DVR 12HD User Manual  
Chapter 15  
Storage management 
This chapter describes the content of the Storage Management menu, including HDD 
information, Storage Mode, S.M.A.R.T. settings as well as Bad sector detection. 
HDD information 
You can check the status of any of the installed HDDs on the recorder at any time. 
To check the status of a HDD: 
1.  From the menu toolbar, click Storage Management > HDD Information. 
2.  Note the status of the HDDs listed under the Status column. 
If the status is listed as Normal or Sleeping, the HDD is in working order. If it is listed 
as Abnormal and has already been initialized, the HDD needs to be replaced. If the 
HDD is Uninitialized, you need to initialize it before it can be used in the recorder. 
Refer to “Initializing HDDs” above for more information. 
Note: The status information is also shown in the System Information > HDD window.  
Initialize a HDD 
The built-in HDD does not need to 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.  From the menu toolbar, click Storage Management > HDD Information. 
2.  Under the HDD Information tab, 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.