Itis expected that hard drives inside a DVR or NVR recorder may fail. Hard drives having moving parts inside that can fail. There is no knowing how soon a drive may fail, as it all depends on build quality for the production run from the hard drive manufacturer, the temperature your security video recorder is running at, and whether any vibrations may be impacting the drive. 500GBis not a lot of storage. 3. Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance Internal Hard Drive. Another great hard drive option for a security DVR is the Seagate Skyhawk Surveillance. This drive has the ability to support up to a 180TB workload per year, which means it can fully support 64 cameras. Inthis video, we show you how to erase all of the stored videos on your Swann Security System. It's a simple five-minute technique that will improve the per 7 Reboot camera. Sometimes it's the first thing we do - turn the system off for 10-20 seconds and input your settings again. 8. Check cabling. Make sure that the cables are straight and firmly intact, because if there are knots or loose cables this could be the root of your problem. 9. Factory reset camera. DVR4580 8 Channel DVR with 1TB Hard Drive, PRO-1080MSD Dome Analogue CCTV cameras x 8, BNC Cables 60ft / 18m x 8, Ethernet Cable, HDMI Cable, Power Adapter & Splitter, Mouse, Mounting Screws & Plugs, Quick Start Guide, Theft Deterrent Stickers Signal Format : Analog : Other camera features : Front : Low light technology : Night color Swann8 Channel Security System: 5MP Super HD DVR-4980 with 2TB HD (Plain Box Packaging) - SRDVR-84980H. 4.1. (65) Write a review. Resolution: 5MP. DVR HD Size: 2TB. Cable Type: BNC (DVR) App: HomeSafe View, View 24/7. Works with the Google Assistant. Clickon the Windows' Start button, right click on Computer, left-click on Manage. Left click on Disk Management, select the external SATA HDD in the list. Right click on the Drive Space and select Delete Volume. The eSATA HDD will then be ready to be formatted in the DVR. To do so, open the Menu, then go to Device. 15DVR Brands. The primary purpose of a DVR, also known as a digital video recorder, is to process and store data gathered by surveillance cameras in security systems. Superior to the prior generation, the VCR or videocassette recorder, this generation offers several improvements like: Remote monitoring. Higher quality recordings. 3 Please use a 3.5-inch internal hard drive with SATA connector, preferably with 1TB hard drive capacity. Step1: Unscrew and Open the top cover Step2: Connect the power and data cables. Place the HDD onto the bottom case as below. Step3: Screw the HDD as below. Note: For convenience, please connect the power and data cables firstly, and then Makesure you have the latest firmware. If your firmware is up to date and you try power cycling the unit and it still won't overwrite the HDD, then it might be a bad hard drive. sgd0072 • 2 yr. ago. It's in the nvr settings. By default it will overwrite. PetieG26 • 2 yr. ago. qpJY.