Hard drive issues - VIGI NVR1016H(UN)
The device started to produce a sound every 5 seconds. I discovered that it's due to a hard drive issue. The hard drive can be accessed and connected to a MacBook, and can even be formatted to FAT32. However, the format button is not available in the NVR software. On the mobile application, the format button is available but doesn't work. When I try to format the hard drive from the mobile application, I get an error. The size of the drive is initially reduced to 1TB, then after a while, it grows to 5TB and remains unchanged. I have a 2TB WD Blue hard drive that worked for one year without problems. I have tried formatting the hard drive from the MacBook to FAT32 and inserting it back into the device, but the problem persists. I've noticed that users on this forum reported the same problem 2 years ago, but it was not solved. The hard drive works well when connected to other devices but it doesn't work when connected to NVR.
@Clive_A The NVR does not contain a speaker, but can emit beeps after each 5 seconds. Those beeps can be disabled from the settings.
Here is a video link with the similar problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4cFV9EbzA
"In my case, the device detects the hard drive, but I'm unable to select it from the list and click the format button. They are disabled. In the provided video, the author can do this. Here is a screenshot from the video. I suppose you meant for me to do the same.
As I mentioned in the first message, I have used this HDD inside the NVR one year before the incident. Looks likte the problem appeared after a power outage. I have tested HDD and it works well connected to a Macbook. It can be formated and I can write information on it, but it doesn't work connected to the NVR. Even formated on Macbook to FAT32 and connected back to the NVR, the device complains about problems with HDD