Dont throw your old Sky Box out!!!
Following on from this thread
HERE... the Floureon CCTV DVR boxes that regularly go on offer, some mebers were asking how to install a hard drive.
I've tried and tested and all working in less than 30 minutes.
Firstly, buy yourself a CCTV DVR box without a hard drive, lightinthebox, Gearbest and Amazon have these go on offer from time to time, as low as £25 on a flash sale.
2. Then, get yourself an old Sky HD Box, I bought a 500GB one today for £5.00. The sky boxes generally have the SATA HD which are plug & play in these China DVR boxes. The two plugs are the same, and the 4x holes in the CCTV DVR box line up perfectly.
3. Carefully dismantle your sky box and take out the hard drive.
4. Take off the cover to the DVR box (4x screws).
5. You will see an empty space where the hard drive can be positioned, you will also see 6x pre-drilled holes. 4x Holes will be used to secure the SATA HD to the base of the DVR box.
6. Plug the 2x cables from the CCTV DVR box into the Sky SATA hard drive, its plug and play.
7. Put the cover back on your CCTV DVR box using the 4x screws, and connect your DVR box back up to its power supply and 4x or 8x CCTV cameras.
8. Turn your DVR box on and let it start-up, you should be prompted to 'Format' the newly installed hard drive (this also can be done using the menu function by selecting Disc Management).
9. Job done, you can now 'Record' your CCTV video footage knowing you have saved a small fortune.
These CCTV DVR boxes can be bought with a hard drive already built-in, but the prices are in the hundreds. You might as well by the same DVR box without a hard drive and install your own at a fraction of the cost (this is what many professional CCTV installers do anyway).
Here's a photo 'How To'
