Thanks for this instructional video. I'm confident now I can repair my DVR. But please turn off your music so we can understand and hear you. Thank you again.
watched your video yesterday..had same issue with live stream and no recording or blue light. purchased a WD 3TB BLUE on Amazon for $43...it was truly as easy as your video showed to replace and saved me $340 for a new DVR from Swann..once replaced i went to main menu and clicked on system and new disk showed up..clicked on it and the option to reformat disk showed up..clicked YES and within minutes it was up and running fine
Hi Mike. My XVR for my security cameras is not recording. I'm getting message "No HDD". I believe that's that the hard drive is not functioning. How would I go about fixing my problem? Do I buy a new XVR or do I just replace the hard drive? I'm mainly afraid that it what I do, it won't connect
I am a nearly 20 years cctv installer, the reason HDD failes , to avoid noise most 4ch dvrs has no fan because they are used at home in bedrom or living rom or attic, if the area is warm and HDD on a continous recordin ,HDD never gets rest heats up and damage, first turn the recordin on a motion second add a fan on it , (look at one of my video) problem solved
They are messing with our equipment thru their smartgrid. They been taking out what they want, to mess w us. Our power partially went down the other day, then came back on right away. My security camera wasn't acting right at first, and I turned it off and on a few times, and it started working fine again. Then they did it again yesterday, just a partial off in the house, then back on, and now the security system keep saying it is searching for signal, then it says, signal unavailable switching to power save mode, and the screen goes dark. I never used it online, and refuse to do that, so why is it saying it is searching for a signal? It won't let me get to any of it's other controls at all...I have tried all the buttons etc and nothing is working.
@@kellycarver2500 Possibly DVR power supply faulty , there would be 2 power adapter ,one for cameras other for dvr, exchange the adapters ,power up dvr with cameras adapter for a test, or find a new adapter 12v minimum 2 amp
@@djronthemechanic3695 Remove the HDD power than restart the DVR if its goes back to normal ,HDD is problem , after disconnect HDD if it doesn go back to normal concider replacing Power adapter with 12v any current min 2amp
Hey man, i notice that you put your DVR on or near the speakers, that might be the cause of having bad hard drives, the speakers have strong magnets which might have damaged the hard drives.
Thank-you for your help, man. Swann has horrible customer support...I have a 16 channel DVR with a 2tb HDD. I just ordered the WD 2tb Purple and it gave me two size options for the cache. I went with 64mb, think this is fine? I couldnt find the current cache size anywhere online...
@@djronthemechanic3695 I've watched some more videos and another common fix is switch out power supplies. Once the power supply goes bad, it doesn't have enough voltage to power the hard drive. $10 fix vs $600 new DVR 👍
Hi! I have tried 2 new hard drives and they are "not found" either. I got them 2 new hard drives from Walmart: a Seagate and a Toshiba. Do I have to connect them to my PC to download something r format them? I am afraid I may be missing a step.
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thank you. Someone in another video had the same problem and another person suggested changing the power adapter. I did and the hard drive was detected! I think the 12V power supply adapter got damaged over time and was providing less amperage than what the DVR needed (???).
@@djronthemechanic3695 I had an error showing the HDD was unformatted and later that it didn't exist. I did see someone saying they cured this by replacing the 12v power adapter but I ignored that and replaced the HDD since the DVR would power up and work but just showed no HDD. The new HDD arrived and now the DVR won't power up at all. I've now discovered that not only was it the PSU that was on it's way out (and not the HDD) but I could have easily traced the fault by swapping the camera PSU for the DVR PSU as they are identical (the camera one has a splitter to power four cameras). I've put the old HDD back in the DVR, powered it with the old camera PSU and it works fine. No cameras working because the bad PSU is now plugged into them. I now have one bad PSU and two good HDD's. I could have saved £70 on the replacement HDD and spent (at time of writing) £5.99 including delivery from Amazon for a replacement PSU. That's now on it's way and I'm confident I'll be back up and running tomorrow having learnt a £70 lesson.. Hence this post to save others making the same mistake.
Hey man.well done for your video. Mine has the green and blue lights flasing together at the same time constantly and on my screen doe not see the hdmi connection ..any thoughts? Thank you
Hi Ron. Hi Mike. My XVR for my security cameras is not recording. I'm getting message "No HDD". I believe that's that the hard drive is not functioning. How would I go about fixing my problem? Do I buy a new XVR or do I just replace the hard drive? I'm mainly afraid that it what I do, it won't connect
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thank you DJ Ron! I changed the hard drive and now my security system is working perfectly! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
My system stopped working a couple days ago, and when I try to turn it back on, it says it is SEARCHING FOR SIGNAL. I have never had it connected to the internet, or to any other devices then what it came with. After a minute of saying that, it then says, NO SIGNAL AVAILABLE, SWITCHING TO POWER SAVE MODE, and the screen goes dark. How do I get the thing to start operating right?
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thanks for your reply. So that means my HDD is failing then. I only have the power light coming on. Or could it be the wrong power supply?
@@ProducersAssembleMusic if your system is stuck on the boot screen you might wanna change it. My at first would stay stuck for a while, then I would unplug it wait 5 minutes then plug it back in It would stay stuck. Buy a hard drive that’s made for video recording I bought a 1TB . My original was a 500 gigabyte.
Hey Ron, we just changed our hard drive from watching this video but we are still getting a clicking sound with the new hard drive in. Would you know the cause of that and can we fix it?
These Swann DVRs are absolute garbage! I've had 3 units fail previously, and my 4th unit just failed. All have been plugged into high-end surge protectors. I'll never own another!
@@djronthemechanic3695 I tried to diagnose my drive it was a Seagate. used the health check (seagate tools 5) and drive fine (but wont record from dvr anymore) then I did drive erase (overwrite) not quick format but full replace with 0's now drive working fine. drive error was caused by failing power supply which I replaced also.
bruh??? Turn the dang music off when you are talking lol .... sheeesh .... You should have watched other videos on how to change the hard drives in the Swann DVR.
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Thanks for this instructional video. I'm confident now I can repair my DVR. But please turn off your music so we can understand and hear you. Thank you again.
I appreciate it
watched your video yesterday..had same issue with live stream and no recording or blue light. purchased a WD 3TB BLUE on Amazon for $43...it was truly as easy as your video showed to replace and saved me $340 for a new DVR from Swann..once replaced i went to main menu and clicked on system and new disk showed up..clicked on it and the option to reformat disk showed up..clicked YES and within minutes it was up and running fine
Glad I could help you out @mikeshipe9741. Tell your friends to connect to my channel. Thanks for watching my video I appreciate it.
Hi Mike. My XVR for my security cameras is not recording. I'm getting message "No HDD". I believe that's that the hard drive is not functioning. How would I go about fixing my problem? Do I buy a new XVR or do I just replace the hard drive? I'm mainly afraid that it what I do, it won't connect
If the hard drive is replaceable pull it and buy another and install it. That’s what I had to do with mine. Make sure you get a hard drive for dvr’s
I am a nearly 20 years cctv installer, the reason HDD failes , to avoid noise most 4ch dvrs has no fan because they are used at home in bedrom or living rom or attic, if the area is warm and HDD on a continous recordin ,HDD never gets rest heats up and damage, first turn the recordin on a motion second add a fan on it , (look at one of my video) problem solved
@pjoskar1 thanks that is great information
They are messing with our equipment thru their smartgrid. They been taking out what they want, to mess w us. Our power partially went down the other day, then came back on right away. My security camera wasn't acting right at first, and I turned it off and on a few times, and it started working fine again. Then they did it again yesterday, just a partial off in the house, then back on, and now the security system keep saying it is searching for signal, then it says, signal unavailable switching to power save mode, and the screen goes dark. I never used it online, and refuse to do that, so why is it saying it is searching for a signal? It won't let me get to any of it's other controls at all...I have tried all the buttons etc and nothing is working.
@pjoskar1 all the cameras are working good and the dvr has been working great since I replaced the hard drive.
@@kellycarver2500 Possibly DVR power supply faulty , there would be 2 power adapter ,one for cameras other for dvr, exchange the adapters ,power up dvr with cameras adapter for a test, or find a new adapter 12v minimum 2 amp
@@djronthemechanic3695 Remove the HDD power than restart the DVR if its goes back to normal ,HDD is problem , after disconnect HDD if it doesn go back to normal concider replacing Power adapter with 12v any current min 2amp
Ron If your going to do an instructional video - please don't have background music and put your microphone closer to your mouth 🤔
Thanks for the advice
Hey DJ Ron!! Awesome video!!💕💕
Hey man, i notice that you put your DVR on or near the speakers, that might be the cause of having bad hard drives, the speakers have strong magnets which might have damaged the hard drives.
Hey hey its the Gambler after dark 😎🇺🇸
Hey there Gambler
Thank-you for your help, man. Swann has horrible customer support...I have a 16 channel DVR with a 2tb HDD. I just ordered the WD 2tb Purple and it gave me two size options for the cache. I went with 64mb, think this is fine? I couldnt find the current cache size anywhere online...
I appreciate you watching my video, you should be good just watch your system to make sure it’s recording good.
*Update*
After swapping out hard drives, the DVR still acts like there isn't one... aggravating
@@johnnydepp5351 try unplugging it wait 10 to 15 sec then plug it up
@@djronthemechanic3695 I've watched some more videos and another common fix is switch out power supplies. Once the power supply goes bad, it doesn't have enough voltage to power the hard drive. $10 fix vs $600 new DVR 👍
@@johnnydepp5351 $10 sounds better than $600
Don,t play the music so loud I can,t hear the voice
@martinaboyle understood I appreicate it.
Hi! I have tried 2 new hard drives and they are "not found" either. I got them 2 new hard drives from Walmart: a Seagate and a Toshiba. Do I have to connect them to my PC to download something r format them? I am afraid I may be missing a step.
Make sure the hard drives are for surveillance recording
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thank you. Someone in another video had the same problem and another person suggested changing the power adapter. I did and the hard drive was detected! I think the 12V power supply adapter got damaged over time and was providing less amperage than what the DVR needed (???).
@@LaimiFernandez sometimes the power supply does go bad
@@djronthemechanic3695 I had an error showing the HDD was unformatted and later that it didn't exist. I did see someone saying they cured this by replacing the 12v power adapter but I ignored that and replaced the HDD since the DVR would power up and work but just showed no HDD.
The new HDD arrived and now the DVR won't power up at all. I've now discovered that not only was it the PSU that was on it's way out (and not the HDD) but I could have easily traced the fault by swapping the camera PSU for the DVR PSU as they are identical (the camera one has a splitter to power four cameras). I've put the old HDD back in the DVR, powered it with the old camera PSU and it works fine. No cameras working because the bad PSU is now plugged into them. I now have one bad PSU and two good HDD's.
I could have saved £70 on the replacement HDD and spent (at time of writing) £5.99 including delivery from Amazon for a replacement PSU. That's now on it's way and I'm confident I'll be back up and running tomorrow having learnt a £70 lesson..
Hence this post to save others making the same mistake.
Hey man.well done for your video.
Mine has the green and blue lights flasing together at the same time constantly and on my screen doe not see the hdmi connection ..any thoughts?
Thank you
Hi Ron. Hi Mike. My XVR for my security cameras is not recording. I'm getting message "No HDD". I believe that's that the hard drive is not functioning. How would I go about fixing my problem? Do I buy a new XVR or do I just replace the hard drive? I'm mainly afraid that it what I do, it won't connect
Replace the hard drive
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thank you DJ Ron! I changed the hard drive and now my security system is working perfectly! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
My system stopped working a couple days ago, and when I try to turn it back on, it says it is SEARCHING FOR SIGNAL. I have never had it connected to the internet, or to any other devices then what it came with. After a minute of saying that, it then says, NO SIGNAL AVAILABLE, SWITCHING TO POWER SAVE MODE, and the screen goes dark. How do I get the thing to start operating right?
I was trying to watch your video but the music is too loud and is hard to hear you.
Sorry it’s a old video from when I was just starting
Hi. Does the HDD light turn on with just the power supply alone? Thanks
The unit will power up but if the HDD is not connected the HDD lights will not come on
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thanks for your reply. So that means my HDD is failing then. I only have the power light coming on. Or could it be the wrong power supply?
@@ProducersAssembleMusic if your system is stuck on the boot screen you might wanna change it. My at first would stay stuck for a while, then I would unplug it wait 5 minutes then plug it back in It would stay stuck. Buy a hard drive that’s made for video recording I bought a 1TB . My original was a 500 gigabyte.
@@djronthemechanic3695 Thanks. i'll give it a try 👍🏾
Thank you
Hey Ron, we just changed our hard drive from watching this video but we are still getting a clicking sound with the new hard drive in. Would you know the cause of that and can we fix it?
Your power supply is defective that’s what’s causing your hard drive to have the clicking sound
Thank you so much I will purchase a new one.@@djronthemechanic3695
Hey Ron, got the new power source but unfortunately it is still making the clicking sound. Could it be something else?
As soon as you plug the cable into the dvr it starts to click.
@@IlkayAydin-u5e I would suggest take the harddrive out again reinstall it .
The background music is too loud...hard to hear you talk
Ok thanks I will double check my software when I upload
Watching 👍
Thank you
@@djronthemechanic3695 Happy to support
@@CharmingTracyRobin thank you I appreciate it. I will definitely do the same.
@@djronthemechanic3695 Sure, no problem whenever you're available. 🙂
These Swann DVRs are absolute garbage! I've had 3 units fail previously, and my 4th unit just failed. All have been plugged into high-end surge protectors. I'll never own another!
@chadgaspard this is my second unit. Both had problems with the hard drive.
Mine worked find the other day I restarted it because it did a update and it never came back on after that
Do you think that simply adding an external hard drive would work?
No you cant use external hdd with these dvrs..You need to buy an internal hdd that says its for cctv. WD Purple for example.
@gavin_hill you right that’s exactly what the service tech told me.
@@djronthemechanic3695
I tried to diagnose my drive it was a Seagate. used the health check (seagate tools 5) and drive fine (but wont record from dvr anymore)
then I did drive erase (overwrite) not quick format but full replace with 0's
now drive working fine.
drive error was caused by failing power supply which I replaced also.
so i tried replacing the hd with the purple wd and it still says hard disk not found, any ideas?
DUDE..... the music is way too loud. Had trouble hearing you.
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I got new hard drive and didn’t work
Did you get a hard drive that’s for surveillance and did you unit power up?
@@djronthemechanic3695 yes and yea but still said no disk found
@@djronthemechanic3695 sure I buy a new power cord
bruh??? Turn the dang music off when you are talking lol .... sheeesh .... You should have watched other videos on how to change the hard drives in the Swann DVR.
Wow!!!!!! Let’s see your video then since you have all the answers Mr smart guy!!!
Watching
Thank you I appreciate it