Entone Hydra HD A-Series - Manual (Page 29)

Hydra HD – A Series User’s Guide
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When you connect a new hard drive for the first time, hard drive formatting is required. After hard drive
formatting, all existing data in hard drive will be erased. When Hydra HD boots up, a confirming message
will be displayed for 30s before formatting. If you decide not to proceed the formatting, power off Hydra HD
and remove the hard drive.
Figure 8-2 Confirming eSATA hard drive formatting
Message will be showing when the hard drive is being formatted. The hard drive formatting may take up to
10 min depending on the hard drive size. Do not power off Hydra HD and hard drive during disk formatting.
Figure 8-3 eSATA hard drive formatting
ATTENTION: Connect power to the hard drive before powering up Hydra HD. If you power up Hydra HD
before powering up the hard drive, the DVR and PLTV service will not be available.
ATTENTION: When you connect a new hard drive for the first time, Hydra HD will display message saying
the hard drive is being formatted when it boots up. The hard drive formatting may take up to 10 min
depending on the hard drive size. Do not power off Hydra HD and hard drive during disk formatting.