Security surveillance apparatus with networking and video recording functions and failure detecting and repairing method for storage device thereof

A security surveillance apparatus with a networking function and a video recording function, comprising:

• an image receiving device, configured to receive multimedia data;
• a storage device connection interface, connecting to a storage device and configured to store at least one multimedia file;
• and
• a control device, connecting to the image receiving device and the storage device and configured to when the security surveillance apparatus starts up or when the storage device connects to the control device, perform the following steps:
• detect the storage device;
• checking a file system for the storage device and determining whether the file system is abnormal;
• repairing the file system by a file system repairing procedure when the file system is abnormal;
• checking at least one multimedia file in the storage device and determining whether the at least one multimedia file is abnormal;
• repairing the at least one multimedia file by a file repairing procedure when the at least one multimedia file is abnormal;
• and
• mounting the storage device on the security surveillance apparatus.