Features
- Capacity 4TB in the 3.5-inch size
- SATA III (6 Gb/s) at 5900RPM
- ImagePerfect firmware keeps video steady
- Rated for continuous 24/7 running
- Fits DVR and NVR recording bays
The Seagate SkyHawk 4TB is a surveillance hard drive for a DVR or NVR that needs more recording space or a new disk. It is a 3.5 inch drive with a SATA III (6Gb/s) interface and a 5900RPM spindle speed, so it works in most recorders that take a standard 3.5 inch disk.
SkyHawk drives are made for CCTV. Seagate's ImagePerfect firmware is designed to keep video recording steady when several camera streams are written to the disk at once, which is the job a surveillance drive has that a desktop drive does not. The drive is built for continuous 24/7 operation.
4TB is a common size for home and small business systems, and most recorders support it. If your recorder is old, check its manual for the largest disk it can read before you order. Some recorders also need the new drive formatted from the recorder menu the first time it is fitted, and this removes anything already on the disk.
Switch the recorder off and unplug it before opening the case. Connect the SATA data and power leads to the new drive, fix it in the bay, close the case and power up. If you are swapping a failed disk, keep the old one aside until you have checked that the recorder is writing to the new one.
