Ok i am going to type my problem in a little bit more detail.
I have a SUNLUXY dvr, i have installed the dvr and camera's everything is working fine apart from the HDD.
The HDD is a Sata 40GB format is FAT32.
Everytime i turn my dvr on it comes up with a message saying HDD not found, i have formatted the HDD using my pc and then plugged it back into the DVR and still the same message.
In the instructions it say's i can use a usb storage device, well i have a memory stick that is 8GB and i tried plugging it in to see if it made any difference or to see if i could use that as a temp to record while i work out what the problem is with the HDD.
The usb stick works but only to a point, when it is plugged in i get a message saying "Your HDD Has caused an error, Please try formatting" so i format it. it takes around 5 minutes for it to format but still won't let me use it.
I really need to get this DVR recording it is very important as we i live people keep trying to break into my house but the police won't do anything because i have no evidence so please please please if someone can help me i would be extremely greaful.