cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 Hi i was trying to reset cnm dvr 160gb to factory settings by taking out the cmos i reformated the harddrive and now the system wont recognize the harddrive also get an rebooting error hope someone could help me realy quickly need this sorted thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted June 5, 2012 hi. most of the time with a cnm is the format type. does your dvr startup as normal without hard drive attached ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 Hi Tom It takes some time Slower then before I reset everything When I try to record I get a message saying no hard drive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted June 5, 2012 hi. now set your dvr time and date shut down then reconnect your HD restart go to settings then format and see if that works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 Hi After formatting it takes along time to load But it worked fine with the hd disconnected Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 For some reason the system does not regnonise the hd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted June 5, 2012 hi. when you formatted the drive did you do it on the dvr or PC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 Iv had this problem sinse taking the CMOS battery in and out And putting the 2 swicthes on and off on the board Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) hi. when you formatted the drive did you do it on the dvr or PC I did it on the dvr After resetting the system It had a option to format on start up so I clicked on it When I put on the system without the hd it works fine as It doesn't reboot itself or anything At start up it shows Omb Edited June 6, 2012 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cctvhelp 0 Posted June 5, 2012 Could anyone help please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites