DAHUA - DH-DVR0804HF hard disk progblem Help!!

[sneg_mike 0]

Hey guys

 

I have a DAHUA 8 channel DH-DVR0804HF-A Dvr

and a newly purchased Western Digital WD Black 2TB WD2002FAEX

 

I set the hard drive up in the Dvr no problem, then the dvr stayed in its box for 2 months before I

moved in to my new place. Final test run last night and the DVR keeps beeping telling me I have no

hard disk, so I removed it hooked it up to my pc checked it formatted it every thing working ok.

 

Hooked it up to my DVR again same problem, no hard disk error ????

 

Can some one offer any advice ?

thanks

mike.

[sneg_mike 0]

ok

 

So I went to the computer shop to test the Hard Drive, no problem with the HD

 

But he suggested another HD the Seagate SV35 2Tb, so I bought that HD

got it home any tryed it same thing again !!! one the DVR has loaded same thing..

 

no hard disk detected ?

[sneg_mike 0]

so.. I fixed the problem, any one care to know what it was ?

[vector18 1]

You had it plugged into the 2nd hard drive slot?

[sneg_mike 0]

nope not that

[vector18 1]

Your hamster ate the cable?

[spanky34 0]

Wrong power adapter hooked up to the DVR and the hard drive wasn't getting enough power to spin up?

[vector18 1]

Your shoes were on the wrong feet?

[lindsayspop 0]

You didn't format the hard drive when you installed it?

[vector18 1]

You taut you taw a puddy tat?

 

[sneg_mike 0]

lol hamster

 

spanky34... your on the money. yes it was the wrong power adapter hooked up to the DVR, which took me half a day to work out !

 

the power adapter was from an old printer. Darn old technology box..

 

you know we all have one, mine has 2 ipods, psp, game boy few usb cables, lol and a stack of nokia chargers