acableconnection 0 Posted November 5, 2009 4 ch xavee hard drive squeaking and finally gave up best buy sold me a pata drive, when it had an ata drive. its not getting recognized.. cant find manual, hmmff this is what it looks like- http://www.shop.derisco.com/product.sc?productId=976&categoryId=24 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bpzle 0 Posted November 9, 2009 It should work... what size the is the drive that you purchased? What size was the orignal? I found that some DVRs cap out at certain size HDD and won't work with anything past a certain point. I've seen DVRs max out as little as 500gb, 750gb, or even 1TB. No idea why. Crappy outdated firmware I guess... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bpzle 0 Posted November 9, 2009 Also, most DVRs require that when you replace the HDD to do some sort of format. You can do this by first installing the HDD, then scrolling through to menu systems to find something to do with formatting the drive. Have you done this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scorpion 0 Posted November 9, 2009 Yes, this hard drive needs to be formated. You do not format prior to inserting the hard drive, and it is done in the menu as stated above. Main Menu > Hard Drive Setup > Master HDD Format. Put in your password, and it will format. Default password is 111111 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iriship 0 Posted November 10, 2009 I need to replacing a hdd av tech avc872 there is no formatting in the menu. Any help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scorpion 0 Posted November 10, 2009 Take the HDD out of the wrapper, and install it in the DVR, and you should be good to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acableconnection 0 Posted November 10, 2009 thanks for the reply guys. I got it to work in the slave spot. Really is the same cable power etc. not sure how it knows its the slaver. different pins on the cable? can i run it in the slave position? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 0 Posted November 15, 2009 Most recorders will take over when you install a new HD. If it's a old recorder, some of them will will not except a HP over 80gb. Make sure the jumpers are in the correct position as the old one that you are taking out. The programming is imbedded in a chip. I'm would question a PATA drive. If it's and old baby, chances are it's a IDE. Those Drives are going off the market. Call around, you might find one. With the price of imbedded DVR's so low, sometimes it's wise to junk the old one, unless you want to play around with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iriship 0 Posted November 16, 2009 thanks for the reply I put in a new IDE (unformated ) and it just started working with no input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 0 Posted November 25, 2009 I am glad I was able to help you. Keep up on th board. There is a lot of helpful people posting. Best regards John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
