PANTHERGRAFIX

HELLO EVERYONE, I PURCHASED A NO NAME STAND ALONE DUAL STREAMING H.264 MULTIPLEX 8 CHANNEL NETWORK DVR IT CAME WITH AQ MANUAL BUT NOWHERE IN THE MANUAL ETHER DOES IT STATE A NAME OR MANUFACTURER IT HAS A DVD/R AND A 500 GB HARDDRIVE WHEN I TURN THE UNIT ON ALL I GET IS INITIALIZE IN PROGRESS.........................(INCLUDING THE DOTS) ONCE ITS DONE DOING WHAT ITS DOING (MY GUESS BOOTING) IT GOES TO A BLANK SCREEN WITH AN X IN THE MIDDLE AND IN CONNECTING A USB CORDLESS MOUSE FOUND OUT THAT THE X IS A CURSOR. BUT THATS ALL I GET HAVE TRIED ALL THE BUTTONS BUT NOT ONCE DO I GET ANY KIND OF MENU OR ANYTHING JUST THE INITIALIZING WORD THE DOTS AND THE X CURSOR. IVE TRIED EVERYTHING OPENING THE CAS AND CANNOT FIND A NAME ANYWHERE MY GOAL IS TO CONNECT THE 4 SWANN ADS 100 CAMS I HAVE TO ONE MONITOR (AS I HAVE 4 TV'S 2 ON TOP OF 2 TO WATCH ALL FOUR CAMS. PLEASE HELP WITH ADVICE!!!! PANTHERGRAFIX

anyone have any comments or views on a apollo night owl with the 500 gb hd for 133 +tax worth it yes or no any suggestions??

tried all aspescts even swapped out with a different harddrive that i know works. could the software or formware be toast meaning any way to redownload it? but without a manufacturer hard to do. any other suggestions there Mory??

since there is both a cvd and hard drve (both to different ide cables and plug ins what should the harddrive be set for master or slave? and same question for the dvd/r?

Does the same with or without the hdd. If i didnt mention previously theres a dvd drive installed and a harddrive installed.

well it goes thru the hang with no hdd installed and then i get this>>>>>>>>>>>>>Initializing......................and thats it no menu or nada the dots are like the windows dot of progression then it goes to a blank screen with a cursor x in the middle thats it please help

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT. I GOT IT OFF CRAIGSLIST AND NEW BETTER I JUST TRY TO SEE GOOD IN PEOPLE. THEY ASSURED ME IT WORKED AND WHEN I READ THAT IT SHOULD HAVE CAME WITH A CD I TRIED CALLING BACK BUT THEY NEVER ANSWERED. GOT ANY RECCOMENDATIONS ON A GOOD 4 CH DVR THAT I CAN ACCESS FROM BOTH MY DESKTOP AND ANDROID BOTH ON MY LAN AND AWAY? MY BUDGET IS AROUND 250 TOPS FOR THE DVR ALONE I CURRENTLY HAVE 4 SWANN SWADS 100 CAMS AND NEED 24/7 RECORDING OF ALL 4 AND IM TIRED OF MY 4 TVS LOL 2 ON TOP OF 2 THANKS FOR THE ADVICE 100 BUCKS SURE COULD OF BOUGHT MORE EQUIPMENT INSTEAD OF A PAPERWIEGHT