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Adding a disk drive – CCTV Camera Pros Geovision 8.2 Multicam Digital Surveillance System User Manual

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Useful Utilities

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Adding a Disk Drive

1. Click Windows Start, point to Programs, select the GV folder and select Hot Swap HDD Tool.

2. Insert a hot-swap hard drive or plug a portable hard drive to your computer. This dialog box

appears.

Figure 10-43

3. Select

the

Add to recording path option and select the storage group from the drop-down list.

4. If there are recording files saved on the hard drive, you may select the options of Delete all

events, Delete all database files or Delete all object index files.

5. Click

OK to automatically configure the hard drive to the recording path.

6. To verify the hard drive is added successfully, check if the “Status” of the drive displays Standby.

Or in the Main System, click the Configure button, point to General Setting, select System

Configure, click the Set Location button, and then select the Storage Group Folder to confirm

the new recording path.

Tip: To add local drives for storage, right-click the desired drive, select Add for recording and follow

Step 3 to add the drive.

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