I have a FVP-4000T which says it has zero storage so believes it has no HDD and it will not let the user reformat it either. I have returned the box to the factory default and the 12V power is getting to the drive, So, what is likely to be the problem. Ideas much appreciated
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FVP-4000T Storage failure
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| Thu 8 Feb 2024 17:35:51 #1 |
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Hi Rayzwave,
After reading my answer to your query on the other post, have you tried disconnecting the hard drive? Could be faulty or even maybe a corrupted file causing problem. How long have you had the pvr? Is it within warranty period? John L
| Thu 8 Feb 2024 17:46:55 #2 | -
Hi John,
No it’s not in warranty, I didn’t know what to expect, but have just tried to access the drive through a PC using a SATA caddie and couldn’t access it. I’m hoping to get my hands on a matching Seagate drive to swap it out with.
| Thu 8 Feb 2024 18:33:46 #3 | -
Rayzwave - 3 hours ago »
No it’s not in warranty, I didn’t know what to expect, but have just tried to access the drive through a PC using a SATA caddie and couldn’t access it.What do you mean by "access the drive"? If you have a Windows computer you won't be able to connect to the content on the drive without special software but you should be able to see the partition table.
| Thu 8 Feb 2024 21:48:46 #4 | -
What I mean by access is plug in into the PC using the USB interface to see if the PC will discover it as an accessible drive.
| Thu 8 Feb 2024 22:50:02 #5 | -
Rayzwave - 54 mins ago »
What I mean by access is plug in into the PC using the USB interface to see if the PC will discover it as an accessible drive.But are you doing that using File Explorer or are you using the Disk management tools to look at the partition table?
| Thu 8 Feb 2024 23:45:55 #6 | -
Rayzwave - 7 hours ago »
What I mean by access is plug in into the PC using the USB interface to see if the PC will discover it as an accessible drive.The disk isn't in a format that Windows can see using File Explorer. You'll either need to use Linux or as Martin says, disk management tools.
| Fri 9 Feb 2024 6:47:20 #7 | -
So, what would I need to do to make sense of the HDD using disc management tools on a Windows machine or would an apple macOS be better?
| Fri 9 Feb 2024 8:22:04 #8 | -
Rayzwave - 6 hours ago »
So, what would I need to do to make sense of the HDD using disc management tools on a Windows machineOn my Windows 11 computer > Right click on the Start button> Select Disk Management>
Wait while it loads the information and then see if the USB attached hard drive shows up.Alternatively you could download the free Crystal Diskinfo and look at the SMART data, it isn't easy to interpret but if you post the "Raw values" of attributes 05 (reallocated sector count), C5 (Current pending sector count) and C6 (uncorrectable sector count) I can give you an opinion on the health of the drive.
or would an apple macOS be better?
Possibly but I am afraid I have no experience with Apple kit.
| Fri 9 Feb 2024 14:53:42 #9 | -
I’m afraid that none of your ideas allowed me to get any useful info on the HDD status so I’m calling it. Thanks for your efforts.
If I replace the HDD will I be able to simply reformat it from the sys menu of the Humax box and be good to go?
| Fri 9 Feb 2024 20:53:56 #10 |
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