tbird

eyeaml337 I haven't done this myself but a friend with an older QSee system had to replace a defective drive in the manner described above. He ended up returning the system in favor of a newer QSee QT426 16 channel system. I do have a question for you though (Sorry, I don't mean to hi-jack your thread). I too have a QSee QT428 (8 channel) system. The Power and HDD lights flicker lightly on the DVR itself. The flickering is more pronounced when motion is detected. Does your DVR exhibit the same? QSee support told me that this is normal, but my buddy's similar QSee QT426's LED lights are always consistently lit. Although I don't have any experience with these hi-res cameras, you might want to check these out: http://www.q-see.com/products/product_description.php?cId=88&pId=147&id=88&pid=2 Check out Costco.com for pricing/reviews. Two of these cameras alone will run close to what you paid for your system.