How to Install a Hard Drive in a Dedicated NVR - Hikvision 7600 Series

This is a quick demo on installing a hard drive in the Hikvision 16-port NVR. This NVR is model number DS-7616 and I am installing a Western Digital Purple 4TB drive. It was cheaper for me to purchase the hard drive separately, and install it myself later. The purple drives are made for surveillance systems and can better manage the constant writing of files. I open up the NVR by removing the screws and install the HDD. I then close up the box and call it done.

[robsample]

One of the best DIY videos I've seen! You get right to it, not a lot of dinking around, and you show the closups of the connections - thank you very much! Do you make house calls? :)

[TheEffectofMaverick]

Awesome video! Simple and effective, I just followed these exact instructions to install a HD at work. Thanks big time!

[fastmover]

Good job just as a note I only put 3 screws in so you don't get torsional twist when the hdd gets hot just something for you to thunk about.

[amithimani]

Anxiously waiting for your comparison and advice between Blue Irish VS NVR!!

[dannyjones]

Nice Video.... THANK YOU

Looking forward for other videos

[stephanfoehr]

Thanks!! This video saved me so much time!!

[budte]

Thanks - saved me some time messing around.

[issaajlouny]

Great Video on hard drive install, I will be doing 300 of these. I was wondering if you have a GUI 4.0 video that shows how to playback, then show how to export a clip from the playback to a USB port. There are a lot of playback videos but not one that shows the specifics on how to move the left and right slider bars to the specific start and end times of the video clip you want to export.

[attilasipeki]

Great Video! It has to be preformatted? Or the software inside will do it? Thank you!

[mariacamacho]

My nvr does not turn on while plugged into electrical socket? Don’t know if the hard drive is working since no power going to nvr box

[drewmiller]

Hi, thanks for the video, I've got the same 7616 NVR, I've installed 2* 4tb purple HDDs but during and after initial setup I'm only seeing one of them, assume I've missed something?

[zrkzvsc]

I wonder will the NVR make any noise? (e.g fan noise or HDD noise), because I live in a small home and I can only put it in my Bedroom, but I don't want it to disturb me at night, any ideas? Thanks!

[danzaf]

Hey mate, great videos! Yours are the only ones i can understand. Lol
can you help me please. Im buying a DS-7608NXI-I2/8P/S NVR and don't know what hard drive to get?
Would a Western Digital 6TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD60PURZ be suitable for my NVR? Any help would be appreciated.

[Wise-Tech]

Could I use a USB external hard drive instead of the internal hard drive?

[deejayintheuk]

Hi, would a HDD from out of a 3yr old swann view set up go in to the Hikvision, what im asking is are HDD universal and will go in from one set up to another ? Thanks in advance!

[nichderjeniche]

My hikvision NVR came with 4 silver sticker strips. Any idea for what they are?

[MrToty]

on replaceing or upgrading a hard drive, or adding another HD, do they need programming in to the system or are they just plug and play?

[ryantran]

Hi, which comparability HDD i should use for DS-7604NI-E1/4P 6MP in new generation or old generation HDD? Thanks

[Reportrobert]

What's the main difference between this NVR and the Hikvision NVR software for PC (iVMS 4200)? Thanks!

[vsdalvi]

Great video, please can you tell what is that cable called, the one which is used to connect the power for the sata drive. 15 pin female to 4 pin ?