Posts made by glenn george_395077210939556

For those who are trying to add an external HDD to RLN8-410, you can, with a 2.5 HDD, but harder to do so with a 3.5 HDD due to finding an enclosure or 9V supply for the 3.5 HDD with the right wires (It's possible, just difficult to do so). However, the easier solution and feasible solution is just to buy an HDD of the size you want and replace the existing one.

I replaced the existing HDD with a 14 TB HDD and yes, it reads the space. This works for my hardware version N2MB02 and is confirmed to work with others (see source link below).

1. Make sure your Firmware Version is updated via the Manual process (the automatic process didn't have the most up-to-date version for me). Link: https://reolink.com/us/download-center/ (Hint: Uncheck the "Reset configure" when updating Firmware).
2. Install your new HDD. I used MDD 14TB, I'm sure you can use a larger one as stated in other forums (see links below).
3. Restart, Format, and Restart.

There you go, you probably save money this way vs. looking, and buying the right wires and/or enclosure (time is money).

(Source) Link to others doing the same: https://www.reddit.com/r/reolinkcam/comments/wr556l/rln8410_nvr_working_with_14tb_hdd/
Confirmation from ReoLink that you can use larger HDDs now: https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000419883-How-to-Choose-HDDs-for-your-NVR/

As you can see, I have the 14TB and eSATA. The eSATA is a 2.5 HDD--I had an old HDD and already bought the cable, so figured I just use it.