Pelco DX8000 - Manual

C1609M (6/04) 5 Prepare Unit for Drive Installation IMPORTANT: If this upgrade requires the replacement of the DX8000’s primary hard disk drive (drive 1 nearest the CD/DVD drive), refer to the instructions for replacing the primary drive (manual number C1606M). Thismanual should be included with thi...

C1609M (6/04) 7 COMPONENT LAYOUT Figure 5 shows the location of your DX8000 Series DVR’s major components. Certain cables and components have beenomitted from the illustrations in this manual for the purpose of clarity. POWER SUPPLY DIMM SOCKETS (RAM) CPU VGA CARD PCI SLOT 1 2 3 4 5 6 REAR CROSS-BRA...

8 C1609M (6/04) Move the Front and Rear Cross-Braces 1. Unscrew and lift out both the front and rear cross-braces. Moving these parts out of the way will make it easier foryou to access the hard drive mounting baskets and PCI Slot 6. a. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the two flat-head scr...

10 C1609M (6/04) Disconnect the Data and Power Cables When removing data and power cables, pull the connectors straight out. Do not rock connectors back and forth or removea connector by pulling it by its wires. 1. Remove the IDE data cables from the hard drives, CD-RW drive, and motherboard: a. Car...

12 C1609M (6/04) REMOVE THE DRIVE MOUNT BASKETS 1. Remove hard drive mounting basket(s): a. Using a Phillips-head screwdriver, unfasten the four screws that attach each drive basket to the chassis. Referto Figure 10. b. Gently lift the basket up and out with drive(s) attached. Be careful not to forc...

C1609M (6/04) 13 Install Additional Drive(s) NOTE: This upgrade kit includes up to four Pelco-certified hard disk drives. Using any other hard disk drives with the DX8000 voids the manufacturer’s warranty for this product. PREPARE THE DRIVES Plan where the drives will go before you install them: a. ...

14 C1609M (6/04) MOUNT THE ADDITIONAL DRIVES 1. Mount the hard disk drives in the drive baskets. Refer to Figure 12 below. a. Make sure drives are mounted in the baskets so that access to connectors is not blocked. b. Attach each drive to the basket using the two screws that came with the upgrade ki...

16 C1609M (6/04) DATA CONNECTOR MASTER/SLAVE JUMPER POWER CONNECTOR PIN 1 SET THE MASTER / SLAVE JUMPERS Each hard drive must be configured as either a master or slave device to operate correctly. A jumper is used to configurea pair of connected hard drives to operate in a master/slave relationship....

18 C1609M (6/04) INSTALL THE DX8000-EXD IDE EXTENDER CARD 1. Locate PCI slot 6 on the system motherboard. This is the expansion slot that is farthest from the unit’s power supply.Refer to Figure 16. Figure 16. Location of PCI Slot 6

22 C1609M (6/04) RECONNECT DATA AND POWER CABLES IMPORTANT: Data and power connectors fit together only one way. All connectors are keyed to ensure that they are inserted in the proper orientation. Examine the drive, motherboard and cable connectors beforeinstallation so that connectors are properly...

26 C1609M (6/04) Reassemble the Unit 1. Replace the front and rear cross-braces, and secure them with the flat-head screws you set aside earlier. Refer toFigure 23. Figure 23. Replacing Front Cross-Brace

C1609M (6/04) 29 Initialize the New Drives to Store Data 1. While the DX8000 starts, the built-in setup program will automatically detect the newly installed drives andreconfigure the basic settings of the unit to make use of the increased storage capacity. No action by the user isnecessary during t...