Cat-Camera-Man 0 Posted May 4, 2015 My DVR has two connectors on the main board for hard drives. The unit operates great with one drive. Install a second drive and the unit will not start. Both conectors are serial ATA. If I switch the cable from one drive that works to the other connector it will work there also. So both connections on the board are "live." Plug unit in with both drives connected and it starts up for a few seconds and reboots. Is this some trick with the software from the manufacturer or something else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinkoza 0 Posted May 4, 2015 Is not second port design to odd device like dvd recorder ?. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat-Camera-Man 0 Posted May 4, 2015 Is not second port design to odd device like dvd recorder ?. Well, that is hard to say. Since the information in the manual leaves a person wondering just what was stated, it is hard to know. There is nothing in manual about adding second drive or any other devics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Securame 0 Posted May 5, 2015 What power supply are you using with that unit, how many volts/amps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat-Camera-Man 0 Posted May 5, 2015 What power supply are you using with that unit, how many volts/amps? Square block plug in, 12V 2.5A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Securame 0 Posted May 5, 2015 I would try with another power supply; if possible, find one that is 12V 5A. Are you sure that power supply is the one that came with the unit? 2.5A seems very low for a unit that supports 2 hard drives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat-Camera-Man 0 Posted May 5, 2015 I would try with another power supply; if possible, find one that is 12V 5A. Are you sure that power supply is the one that came with the unit? 2.5A seems very low for a unit that supports 2 hard drives. I will give that a try if I can locate one around here that has that many amps. Yes, that is the power block that came with the unit. The case only has mounting screw holes for one drive so it may not have been designed for two drives. Then again with two drive connections, maybe the manuacturer sells one for two drives in a different case but still uses the same main board and a better power supply. Any thoughts on powering the second drive from a different source? Or could/would this cause problems with the two supplies not "happy" with each other? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevinkoza 0 Posted May 6, 2015 I will not recommend using different power source. 2.5A is quite low for 2 hard drives and dvr. Hikvision use 2amp power supply in smallest 4ch units with one hard drive only. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat-Camera-Man 0 Posted May 6, 2015 I will run it on one drive until I can come up with a larger power supply to test it with. Thanks for all comments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
