I have had my expander unplugged for a while and would like to use it again. My 8300 box has been re booted several times since I uplugged my hardrive. I understand that the dvr won’t recognize the hardrive anymore due to a changed code. My question is what do I need to do to get the av expander reset or re-formatted so the DVR will recognize it.
Hello hiloram, most DVRs will give you the option to format the hard drive if its not formatted, I recommend you to check your DVR manual for the steps you need to take from the DVR interface.
The DVR usually does give me an option to format, but since this has been priviously paired the DVR only locks up. I was hoping their was someway to clear the drive and start over.
Hi again, in that case you can connect the hard drive to the PC and format it (Deletes all the files), after that you can connect the hard drive again to the DVR and you should get the option again. Check the link below for the steps.