Teeling611
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Thanks will buy one of those when if figured out size fits into this machine.
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fergenheimer
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One thing I have not seen mentioned is grounding. The drives will come in a static free bag. Just walking on carpet this time of year you can build up enough static to destroy sensitive electronics. I generally don't wear my wrist wire but will touch the metal case frequently to keep from discharging to the electronics. I always keep the machine unplugged when working on it but a friend keeps his plugged in that way the case is grounded through the plug.
If the 10TB costs too much, here is a 4TB drive for $85
Amazon.com: Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40PURZ : Electronics
Amazon.com: Western Digital 4TB WD Purple Surveillance Internal Hard Drive HDD - SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD40PURZ : Electronics
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Mike A.
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Any 3.5" drive will fit into the drive cage. It will mount into a blue caddy that slides in and out. Unless they've swapped it for a 2.5" SSD and used that caddy instead. In that case you might have to come up with the one for the 3.5" which are easy to find. I think it's this one. Probably can find it cheaper, just the first that I saw:
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Flintstone61
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You can put a 3.5" drive for video storage in place of that Blue plastic caddy.
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Dell Optiplex 3040 5040 7040 7050 7060 7070 SFF 3.5" Drive Caddy 1B5146200-600 | eBay
Dell OptiPlex 3.5" hard drive caddy. Works And Looks Like New. My 3rd buy. A real pleasure. Great PC, the 2nd I've bought from him! Will buy from again!
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IAmATeaf
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The SSD drive in my HP G2 600 is lodged in place with a dodgy placed screw, as you said it’s not like it’s going to move unless it falls off the shelve it’s on in the attic.
Flintstone61
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Yes but us OCD folks get all....FREAKED OUT.
looney2ns
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My ssd is held into place by strategically placed zip ties. 
Flintstone61
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Nooooo!!! Not Zipties!!!!
The HP All-in-One where I replaced the 3.5" WD HDD with the 2.5" Samsung 500GB SSD last week? One zip tie and 4 each 2" x 1/2" pieces of 3M double-sided foam tape, strategically placed!My ssd is held into place by strategically placed zip ties.
Flintstone61
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Thats just wrong.....
I usually use these ==>> 2.5 to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter, SNANSHI SSD Mounting Bracket SSD HDD Metal Mounting Bracket 2.5 to 3.5 Adapter for PC SSD (Pack of 2) as they're sturdy, do the job and are inexpensive. But in the case of the all-in-one, it placed the drive's SATA male connectors just 1" too far away from the PC's females and they would NOT give one iota of additional length to make the connection because of their design, so.....Thats just wrong.....
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If finances are tight, you could start really low with a 1TB hard drive and upgrade later on when wallet allows you to. At least this way, you can get started. If I ran a very small TB hard drive, I probably would not run 24/7 continous recordings but instead just motion detected or IVS detected. At the same time, it depends on how many cameras you will be using. Heck, honestly...it is not a mandatory thing to purchase a Western Digital Purple HD though it is highly recommended.
Using a small TB hard drive that is not a WD Purple and not recording continously is far from ideal and not at all recommended. However, not everyone can afford what is truly required on day 1.
Using a small TB hard drive that is not a WD Purple and not recording continously is far from ideal and not at all recommended. However, not everyone can afford what is truly required on day 1.
looney2ns
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Hey, they are 2nd place as important in the repair world behind duct tape.
