21  Replacing the Hard Drive

The system comes with a pre-installed 3.5" SATA hard drive. You can replace the hard drive with one up to a maximum size of 10TB, and add a second drive if you choose to.

21.1  Removing the Hard Drive

    To remove the hard drive:
  1. Power off the system, and unplug all cabling from the system.
  2. Remove the back panel screws (4×). Remove the cover by sliding it backwards.
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  3. Turn the recorder over carefully. Remove the 2 hard drive screws closest to the edge of the recorder. Loosen the remaining 2 hard drive screws, but do not remove them.
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  4. Remove the power and SATA cables from the hard drive.
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  5. Slide the hard drive out of the recorder.
  6. If you are not immediately going to install a new hard drive, replace the top panel and the 4 back panel screws.

21.2  Installing a New Hard Drive

    To install a new hard drive:
  1. Insert the 2 hard drive screws closest to the SATA and power ports on the hard drive and tighten them half way.
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  2. Power off the system, and unplug all cabling from the system.
  3. Remove the back panel screws (4×). Remove the cover by sliding it backwards.
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  4. Insert the hard drive so the 2 pre-inserted screws line up with the holes in the bottom panel as shown below. Slide the hard drive in place. Insert the remaining 2 hard drive screws, and tighten all 4 screws tightly.
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  5. Connect the power and SATA cables to the hard drive.
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  6. Replace the top panel and the 4 back panel screws.