Milesight NVR Hard Disk Installation Troubleshooting
NVR Hard Disk Installation
NVR Models: MS-N7016/MS-N8016 | Update: 2015.07.17
1. MS-N7000 series Hard Disk Installation
Step 1: Unscrew the back and both sides' screws to open the upper lid.
Figure 1-1: Rear panel of the NVR. Screw locations on the back and sides are indicated by [screw location]. Visible labels include HD, WDR 120dB, POE.
Figure 1-2: Side view of the NVR. A screw location on the bottom edge is indicated by [screw location].
Step 2: Install the hard disks into NVR with screws. (SATA Slots of hard disk should be toward inside NVR.)
Figure 1-3: The NVR lid is shown being lifted, with a [direction arrow] indicating the opening direction.
Figure 1-4: Interior view of the NVR chassis. Mounting points for hard drives are highlighted by [highlighted area]. SATA cables are visible.
Figure 1-5: Close-up of a screw being inserted into the NVR chassis.
Figure 1-6: Interior view with hard drives installed. Yellow highlighted areas indicate SATA slots on the drives, with the text 'SATA Slots Toward Inside NVR' overlaid. Drives are labeled 'WD Purple 1.0TB'.
Step 3: Join the power and data connectors to corresponding hard disk.
Figure 1-7: Close-up of a hard drive's power and data connectors. The 'Power' and 'Data' connectors are indicated by [highlighted area].
Figure 1-8: Interior view with hard drives connected. Numbered SATA ports on the motherboard ([port 1], [port 2], [port 3], [port 4]) and their corresponding connections to the hard drives are highlighted.
Figure 1-9: Another view of the internal connections.
2. MS-N8000 series Hard Disk Installation
Step 1: Unscrew the back and both sides' screws to open the upper lid.
Figure 2-1: Rear panel of the NVR. Screw locations on the back and sides are indicated by [screw location].
Figure 2-2: Side view of the NVR. A screw location on the bottom edge is indicated by [screw location].
Step 2: Uninstall the upper hard disk panel.
Figure 2-3: The NVR lid is shown being lifted, with a [direction arrow] indicating the opening direction.
Step 3: Install the hard disks into NVR with screws. (SATA slots of hard disks should be toward inside NVR)
Figure 2-4: Interior view of the NVR chassis. Mounting points and drive bays (labeled [bay 1], [bay 2], [bay 3]) are highlighted by [highlighted area].
Figure 2-5: Interior view of the NVR chassis with mounting points highlighted by [highlighted area].
Figure 2-6: Close-up of a screw being inserted into the NVR chassis.
Figure 2-7: Interior view with hard drives installed. Yellow highlighted areas indicate SATA slots and their orientation, with the text 'SATA Slots Toward Inside NVR' overlaid. Drives are labeled 'WD Purple 1.0TB'.
Figure 2-8: View of a hard drive bay assembly. Text 'SATA Slot Toward Inside NVR' is overlaid. Labels 'Short Half', 'Long Half' are visible.
Step 4: Join the power connectors to corresponding hard disks. (Install lower hard disk panel before upper one)
Figure 2-9: Close-up of a hard drive's power and data connectors. The 'Power' and 'Data' connectors are indicated by [highlighted area].
Figure 2-10: Interior view with hard drives connected.
Step 5: Join the data connectors to corresponding hard disk. (Check the connection by below sequence)
Figure 2-11: Internal connections with numbered SATA ports ([port 1] through [port 8]) highlighted.
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