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INST ALLA TION C2639M-B (8/09) DX8100 Series Hybrid Vi deo Recorders Hard Disk Drive.
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C2639M-B (8/09) 3 Contents Important Safety Instructi ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 C2639M-B (8/09) List of Illustrations 1 Removing Chassi s Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 DX8100 Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C2639M-B (8/09) 5 Important Safety Instructions The system and data hard disk drives (HDD) for the DX81 00 Series are installed in side the DX8100 chassis. The DX8100 must be taken offline and shut down before starting the upgrade pro cess. Before continuing with the HDD upgrade procedure, read these safety instructions.
6 C2639M-B (8/09) Description This manual describes how to r eplace, upgrade, o r install a new hard disk drive (HDD) in the DX8100 Series hybrid/digital video recorder (HVR/DVR) . Before you in stall the hard drive, familiarize yourself with the instructions in this manual.
C2639M-B (8/09) 7 Installing a Hard Disk Drive NOTES: • The security surveillance servic e provided by the DX8100 is interru pted when the unit is taken offline. • A DX8100 can weigh between 39.8 lb (18.1 kg) to 46.4 lb (21.1 kg). It is recommended tha t two people lift and remove the unit.
8 C2639M-B (8/09) OPENING THE CHASSIS 1. Make sure you protect the unit and its componen ts, which are susceptible to damage from improper handling and ESD. Refer to the Safe Handling of Hard Drives document for more information. 2. Using a Phillips screwdriver , remove the chassis cover (refer to Figure 1): a.
C2639M-B (8/09) 9 INTERIOR COMPONENT LAYOUT Refer to Figure 2 for information about the DX8100 layo ut of major components. (Slots on the motherboard are labeled differently.
10 C2639M-B (8/09) REMOVING A DRIVE NOTE: When disconnecting the data and power cables, be sure to pull straight up on the connectors. Do not move the conn ectors back and forth or remove a connector by pu lling it out by its wires. 1. Disconnect the SA T A power connector and data cable (r efer to Figure 3): a.
C2639M-B (8/09) 11 3. T o remove a mounting basket: NOTE: It is recommended that you do not remove previously installed drives. If you must remove a drive for any reason, be sure to note the locations of th e drives within the dr ive basket. It is critical that you return the drives to their original locations in the DX8100.
12 C2639M-B (8/09) INSTALLING A DRIVE 1. Place the drive in the basket: a. Position the drive in the basket. b. Using a Phillips screwdriver , reinstall the screws to secure the drive to the basket. c. Repeat steps 1a and 1 b for each HDD. 2. Reinstall the basket: a.
C2639M-B (8/09) 13 Setting Up the System Drive PARTITIONING THE SYSTEM DRIVE The system drive must be partitioned before you can install the system software. The partition process allocates 15 GB for installing the Windows operat ing system and DX8100 application software.
14 C2639M-B (8/09) 4. Go to the Boot menu, and then press the down arro w key to highlight the Boot Device Priority setting (refer to Figure 7). Figure 7.
C2639M-B (8/09) 15 5. Press Enter . The Boot Device Priority screen appears. Figure 8. DX8100 Boot Device Priority View 6. Press the plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) until CD/DVD appears first in the list. 7. Press F10 and then select OK to save your changes and e xit.
16 C2639M-B (8/09) INSTALLING WINDOWS AND DX8100 APPLICATION SOFTWARE 1. Insert the DX8100 Recovery disc in the DX8100 CD/DVD drive. 2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to restart the DX8100. 3. The DX8100 will restart and prompt you by displaying “Press any key to boot from CD.
C2639M-B (8/09) 17 7. The DX8100 Recovery dialog appears when the recovery process is complete (refer to Figure 10). Figure 10. DX8100 Recovery Dialog Box a. Do not eject the DX8100 Recovery disc. b. Click Exit. The system restarts. 8. Restore the BIOS to the proper boot setting.
18 C2639M-B (8/09) SETTING UP THE SYSTEM DATA PARTITION NOTES: • Pelco recommends that you create a full backup of your disk contents before you make any changes to your disks or volumes. • The remaining space on the system dr ive must be configured to store recorde d video data.
C2639M-B (8/09) 19 b. Click Format. The Format E: dialog appears (refer to Figure 13). Figure 13. Format E Dialo g Box c. V erify that NTFS is displayed in the “File system” drop-down box. d. Click the check box to select “Perform a quick format.
20 C2639M-B (8/09) OPTIONAL: CONFIGURING THE DATA DRIVE 1. Right-click the unallocated drives pane. The shortcut menu appears (refer to Figure 15). Figure 15. Configuring the Data Dr ive 2. Select the partition format settings: a. Click New Partition.
C2639M-B (8/09) 21 3. Click Next. The “Completing the New Partition Wizard” appears. 4. Click Finish. The drive is formatted (refer to Figure 17). Figure 17. Formatted Data Drive 5. Close the Disk Management dialog. The Windows operating system appears.
22 C2639M-B (8/09) 4. In the Open text box, type diskmgmt.msc , and then click OK. The “Initi aliz e and Convert Disk Wizard” appears. The new data drive is listed as Unknown and Not Initialized (refer to Figure 19). Figure 19. Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard 5.
C2639M-B (8/09) 23 6. Click Next. The “Select Disks to Convert” dialog appears (refer to Figure 21). Figure 21. Select Disks to Convert Dialog 7. Click Next. The “Completing the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard” appears. 8. Click Finish. The data disk status changes to Dynamic (refer to Figure 22).
24 C2639M-B (8/09) PARTITIONING THE DATA DISK 1. Right-click the unallocated disk pane. The sho rtcut menu appears (refer to Figure 24). Figure 24. Partitioning the Da ta Disk 2. Select the partition format settings: a. Click New Partition. The New Partition Wizard appears.
C2639M-B (8/09) 25 Reinstalling the DX8100 1. Replace the chassis cover using the screws you re moved from the sides and rear of the unit (refer to Figure 1 on page 8). 2. Attach the silver product label for your upgrade kit to the inside of your unit front door .
26 C2639M-B (8/09) Allocating a Drive ALLOCATING A SYSTEM AND DAT A DRIVE SIMULTANEOUSLY This section describes how to allocate a system drive’ s data partition and a data drive at the same time. NOTE: The system drive’ s data partition and the data dr ive must already be formatted and partitioned.
C2639M-B (8/09) 27 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to convert other data drives (refer to Figure 28). Figure 28. Configuring HD Ds for Allocati on 7. Click “Begin allocation.” The Warning dialog box opens (refer to Figure 29). Figure 29. Format W arning Dialog Box 8.
28 C2639M-B (8/09) ALLOCATING A NEW VIDEO DATA DRIVE Perform the procedure in this section if you installed a video data drive. 1. Go to Start and select Shut Down. The Shut Down Windows dialog appears. 2. Select Restart and then click OK. When the unit restarts, the PDB Initialize dialog appears (refer to Figure 30).
C2639M-B (8/09) 29 5. For each drive listed (re fer to Figure 32): a. Click the “Not used” button. The drop-down menu appears. b. Click Allocation. Figure 32. Selecting the A llocation Option 6. Click “Begin allocation.” A warning di alog box opens (refer to Figure 33).
30 C2639M-B (8/09) REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C2639M 3/07 Original version. C2639M-A 12/07 Adds the disk partition proc edure and replaces th e reinstallati on DVD with the recovery DVD proc edure. C2639M-B 8/09 Updates reorgan izes and updates th e system and dat a drive instal lation and config uration sections .
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