DVR wont recognize hard drive

OK Have a GVI RA-6160 DVR. Brand new came w/o HD. Bought a 500GB installed then went to see if DVR could see it. Looked under storage and nothing under HD. System came with a "tool box" CD but when I put that in DVR nothing.

 

What am I doing wrong?

Came "brand new" from where? Every listing I've looked at for this unit indicates it ships with a drive - Amazon specifically says, "comes standard with a 500 GB Hard Drive".

 

If it used IDE drives, I'd suspect you have the master/slave settings wrong between the hard drive and the optical drive, but I haven't seen a DVR that used IDE drives in years.

GVI videoPLUS™ AR-6160 provides cost effective digital video recording of 16 cameras with real time recording at CIF resolution. AR-6160 uses H.264 compression method to reduce the storage requirements, and features audio and alarm recording with Full HD monitoring. Video management is powered by client architecture, remote web access, and compatible autoIP™ iPhone application.

 

 

Features:

30fps per channel at CIF Resolution

120fps total recording at D1 Resolution

H.264 compression

Up to 16ch Analog Video Input

Web based remote access

Remote access through CMS

Supports DDNS

Compatible with autoIP™ iPhone application

16 channel audio input

3 relay output

NO HARD DRIVE - Can hande up to 4TB storage

Full HD Video Output

Monitoring up to 1920x1080 resolution

DVD-RW

 

 

Video

 

 

 

Operation System

Embedded (Linux)

 

Input

BNC x 16, 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohm

 

Output

Image Resolution Up to 1024 x 768 pixels (VGA/HDMI) NTSC: 720x480, PAL:720x576 (BNC)

 

Output

Call Monitor BNC x 1, 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohm

 

Output

BNC Output BNC x 1 , NTSC: 720 x 480, PAL: 720 x 576

 

Output

HDMI 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1920 x 1080p

 

Output

VGA 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024

 

Picture Refresh Rate

NTSC: 30 PPS/per-channel, PAL: 25 PPS/per-channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

Input

RCA x 16, Line-In

 

Output

Main Audio RCA x 1, Line-Out

 

Output

Call Audio RCA x 1, Line-Out

 

Compression Method

Proprietary

 

Data Rate

8 KB/s, per CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

 

 

 

Compression Method

H.264

 

Recording Mode

Schedule, Alarm, Motion Detection

 

Pre-alarm

Support

 

Recording Rate

NTSC 720 x 480 Max 30 fps

 

Recording Rate

NTSC 720 x 240 Max 60 fps

 

Recording Rate

NTSC 360 x 240 Max 120 fps

 

Recording Rate

PAL 720 x 576 Max 25 fps

 

Recording Rate

PAL 720 x 288 Max 50 fps

 

Recording Rate

PAL 360 x 288 Max 100 fps

 

Recording Quality

8 Levels Presets, Adjustable

 

Image Size

1 K to 22 KB/Picture

 

Storage Mode

Linear / Circular

 

Data Lifetime

Yes (Programmable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

 

 

 

Built-in Storage Interface

x 2 SATA

 

HDD

NONE

 

DVD+RW

Yes

 

e-SATA

none

 

USB

x 2 USB 2.0 Port, Supports ThumbDrive, or DVD+RW

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm

 

 

 

Alarm Input

Terminal, 4 x TTL-In

 

Alarm Relay Output

Terminal, 3 x N.C.-COM-N.O. , 1.0A / 30 VDC

 

Alarm Detection

N.C. / N.O., Programmable

 

Motion Detection

15 x 15 Grid Array, Sensitivity, Trigger level adjustable

 

Video Loss Detection

Programmable

 

Communication

 

 

Network Connectivity

RJ45, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, Supports PPPoE/ DDNS/ DHCP

 

Remote Control Software

CMS, Remote (Browser based)

 

Remote Operation

Monitoring, Playback, Recording, System setup, Dome camera control, Archiving

 

RS-485

Terminal

 

IR Remote

Yes

 

Dome Camera Control Protocol

Samsung E, videoPlus, Pelco P, Pelco D, AD422, Fastrax 2, Panasonic, JVC

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

 

 

 

Unit Dimension (W x H x D)

15.25 x 17.5 x 2 in. (387 x 445 x 51 mm)

 

Unit Weight

3.4 lbs (1.5kg)

 

Package Dimension (W x H x D)

20.5 x 18 x 6 in. (523 x 463 x 158 mm)

 

Package Weight

5.6lbs (2.5kg)

 

Operation Temperature

32 °F ~ 104 °F (0 °C ~ 40 °C)

 

Relative Humidity

10% ~ 90%, Non-condensing

 

Power Consumption & Input

AC 100 ~ 240V, 50-60Hz, 60W adaptor

 

Product’s specification and availability subject to change without notice.

 

Certain product names mentioned herein may be trade names and/or registered trademarks of their companies.

 

GVI Remote Software Requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7, Intel® Pentium® M 1.40GHZ or faster, 512 MB RAM

 

(1 GB RAM or above is recommended), Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2, LAN or Internet connection.

 

Ebay is where I purchased. I then bought a 500GB harddrive with nothing on it. Do I need to istall a LINKUX operating software? Maybe thats why the CD in the box would not work??!!

I then bought a 500GB harddrive with nothing on it

 

 

 

did you buy the drive off ebay ???

 

Do I need to istall a LINKUX operating software? Maybe thats why the CD in the box would not work??!!

 

 

 

more like its a bad CD.

System came with a "tool box" CD but when I put that in DVR nothing.

 

or that is the problem of the CD. it goes into your PC not the DVR.

yes bought hard drive on ebay.

 

when I put cd in computer i get... http://www.gviss.com/products/videorecorder/index.php

application not found

seller said i could return...is it time to throw in the towel and look for something else?

 

I purchase 4 LG 6213 dome cameras with the idea we could expand upto 16 cameras with time.

Tried SATA 2 as well still no luck

Sent the P*S back!

Now looking for a easy install not too expensive DVR. My thought is spend the $$ on good cameras and less on the DVR.

Sent the P*S back!

Now looking for a easy install not too expensive DVR. My thought is spend the $$ on good cameras and less on the DVR.

 

 

 

 

hi. you have just been down that path of a cheap DVR. pick a brand name with support (and dont use Ebay)

Installing the hard drive in one of these is actually very easy as long as you use a sata I drive, I was having the same problem until I realized the drive I was using was a sata II, I moved the jumper on the drive to be sata I compatible and it formatted it right away. Use a sata I unallocated drive (not already formatted) and it couldn't be easier. These units are cheap because the company went out of business (and no hard drives are included) not because they're bad dvr's. The features on this thing are actually quite nice, 480 fps and 16 channels of audio with an hdmi out option for less than 200 dollars is an awesome deal. Having to learn to replace the hard drive up front is a bit of a hassle, but it's something you'll have to learn eventually anyway.