my dvr is stuck in (mass storage) any ideas how to get it off mass storage ?
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I have a twise bad experience for these dvr are just garbage - get a quality 1
1972709
I was JUST reading through some of the reviews and one of the folks seemed to list this exact problem - though they were using a Tivo. It seems too similar an issue to be an anomaly: sadly the reviewer determined that after unplugging the drive and starting his DVR back up again, all of the problems vanished, leading him to the conclusion that it was the drive and NOT the DVR. Your best bet is to do the same - remove the drive and see if the DVR functions normally. If so, then you know the drive is faulty. Good luck!
2072142
I tried to do this, but the device doesn't work with a hard drive. I wish they would make a version with a DVR or hard drive storage.
1173846
To be honest, I am not really sure. I put a WD 1TB Green Drive, which other people had issues with in other DVR's & I did not have any problems.
1384317
Did you hook it up to the computer? The computer will say "mass storage" when you attach your dashcam to it, that's how you transfer your video files off of it. I think there might be a size restriction on these dashcams as well, for mine it was 32gb.
1136031
I believe I've found the cause/answer for ME at least. I have my HD DVR on a shelf enclosed with a glass window. I think it's an issue with the DVR once it gets overheated. I've since cracked open the glass door and haven't seen it happen since...
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I also installed this drive on my DirecTV DVR(HR23-700) and it caused nothing but problems. In particular, if you were in the menu-->manage recordings, etc. for any length of time, it would hang the unit and only a hard reset(pull the power plug) would work. I have since installed the WD DVR expander drive and have had zero problems. Western Digital My DVR Expander 1 TB eSATA External Hard Drive
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Try unplug and plug the unit back into your machine , Try using a different USB cable, the OS this supports are windows me/2000/xp/2003/vista, Mac OS 10.4. You may need to install the driver for this DVR.
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Just make sure that your DVR has a eSATA hook up on it as well as a USB. On almost all of the DVR's I've seen or used. The eSATA hook up works best and fastest. The USB is OK but a lot of the newer dvr's must be hooked up by the eSATA only. And will only work by that particular hook up. So make sure yours have it. As for space on your dvr, almost any size will do, as you are adding an entire 2 tb . Unless you do an extraordinary large amount of recording all in HD. The 2tb will work fine with any size dvr you buy. But some have said that the 2tb slows the dvr playback down and makes it skip. I myself have not yet had this problem. Hope this answers some of your questions. Happy New Year. And enjoy your movie watching.
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Unless your main dvr has some sort of DLNA functionality, I'm going to lean towards no. You most likely are not going to able to watch recorded shows.
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Yes...I purchased it last Nov. Assuming you have a DVR that has an eSATA connection and not one of the older models then you simply follow the steps to expand the storage. It worked great and now we don't have to worry about having to delete stuff prior to recording.
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i was told from apricorn which used to have the dvr expander and they said that you could get any hard drive that has an esata. I don't know how reliable that would be. I wish i had bought more apricorn's but i guess since the floods in thailand they are not bringing the dvr expander back.
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You are correct the DVR does not come with a hard drive, the hard drive is your typical SATA style hard drive, this is why it only costs a hundred bucks, so you have to install the hardrive and after it is installed, there is an option for formatting it, which you will have to do. Its simple to do, but you void your warranty after opening the box, so that is the kicker.
838376
It's a dvr it's not suppose to turn off, it needs to be recording at all times
725646
I had same issue First go on line to security mman web site and download the update to a SD card. then install to DVR in menu find setting for update then install.2nd put SD card in PC and format. Do not use quick format.
558909
You can buy a blank hard drive like I did. Then put in the new drive I put in a Seagate 7200 rpm 2 gig SATA drive. If you go on YouTube you can see the 4 clips that you need to move to take the top off and disconnect the old drive install the new drive close the DVR and hook it up power it on and the unit will configure the new drive and you are all done very simple.
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I've never tried to do that. but I don't think so. When plugged in it is listed a mass storage device. Never seen that option before.