3tb wd purple not recognized by samsung surveillance system
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What model of surveillance system? If it is very old, it might not support large drives like that.
Otherwise I would recommend connecting the drive to a PC and use GSmartControl to see if it is defective. GSmartControl :: Home & News
Otherwise I would recommend connecting the drive to a PC and use GSmartControl to see if it is defective. GSmartControl :: Home & News
nayr
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Looks like 3TB drives are not supported, see: SamsungSV :: Samsung Home & Business DVR Security System / Baby Mornitoring System
nayr
IPCT Contributor
2TB hit a limit on older disk controllers and operating systems, for drives >2GB they need a different partition format and possibly a newer filesystem..
If you cannot return the disk or the cost between 2TB is negligible then you could try putting it into a PC and creating a 2TB partition (non-GPT format), leaving 1TB unpartitioned and see if your system recognizes it then... it might not work though as the drive controller might not be capable of recognizing it.
Anyone putting a disk larger than 2TB into an older system needs to check compatibility first, this is a common issue.. it sucks but stuff like WindowsXP and earlier cannot handle drives that large.
If you cannot return the disk or the cost between 2TB is negligible then you could try putting it into a PC and creating a 2TB partition (non-GPT format), leaving 1TB unpartitioned and see if your system recognizes it then... it might not work though as the drive controller might not be capable of recognizing it.
Anyone putting a disk larger than 2TB into an older system needs to check compatibility first, this is a common issue.. it sucks but stuff like WindowsXP and earlier cannot handle drives that large.