format hdd with fat32 inorder the dvr to detecte it?

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Aman OG

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hello here, names aman ..
i recently bought a simple dvr that says Digital Video Recordings. Along HDD that came with

it was Toshiba 2TB.
when i started the dvr it works well but hdd not detected !!!!
i changed the cables i did every thing but still nothing, but when i replaced the hdd with

another seagates 160GB it works fine.. hdd detected !!!!!
so i took my toshiba HDD 2TB to desktop and it detect fine and says new mass storage found

and needs to formatted .
Now, i found that the hdd works but not with dvr files system. so, what should i do??
my options are as it follows..
1. should i format it with NTFS or FAT32 for PC use ..???
2. and take it out of my pc and reformat it with dvr file system ...???
would it work?
please help me...:??:

ntfs hdd for dvr
 
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CountMike
That would depend on your DVR and the format it uses. FAT32 is what most devices expect to see even if device needs to format it. Only problem with FAT32 is hat it can't hold files over 4GB. Size could also be a problem if that DVR can't recognize it.
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CountMike

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That would depend on your DVR and the format it uses. FAT32 is what most devices expect to see even if device needs to format it. Only problem with FAT32 is hat it can't hold files over 4GB. Size could also be a problem if that DVR can't recognize it.
 
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Dragos Manea

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Also the initialization of the hdd is important, many system cannot see gpt format, be sure it is initialized as mbr ( use mini partition tools or easus partition tools to see more details of the hdd).
 
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Aman OG

Aman OG

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first of all thank u for replaying on short notice...
what i would like to ask for the last time is that NTFS has improved a lot over FAT32 if I'm not mistaken...
and if u say that fat32 is the common one and some times can't hold file more than 4GB.
i think my option is that slight chance and a big risk...
what do u think i should do??????
 
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Phillip Corcoran

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"fat32 is the common one and some times can't hold file more than 4GB"

Not "sometimes". FAT32 can never hold a file that's larger than 4GB - - 4GB is the maximum, always.

What should you do? - - well it depends on that DVR. It may not work with NTFS, it may have to be FAT32.
You have to find out. Look in the user manual or google it. Or post the make & model (like I already asked you to but you didn't do it) and I'll try to find out for you.
 
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