Sound Devices 970 - Manual (Page 45)

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Storage and File Management
Storage
The 970 records on up to four separate storage devices simultaneously. There are two PIX-CADDY
slots on the front panel that are accessed by pulling the LCD Handle forward and tilting the LCD
down. Additionally, there are two eSATAp connections on the rear panel. The four drive connections
are numbered 1 to 4. Functions on the 970 will refer to the drives using these numbers.
PIX-CADDY 2 and PIX-CADDY CF
Drives 1 and 2 are PIX-CADDY slots behind the LCD on the Front panel.
The PIX-CADDY 2 allows for simple, quick, and solid connection and removal of drives for file stor-
age and exchange. When connected to a 970, whether powered on or off, the caddy’s USB 3.0 and
FireWire 800 connections are disabled. When the PIX-CADDY 2 is removed from a 970, it operates as
a high-speed data interface for transferring files from the drive to a computer. Only one data connec-
tion can be used at a time. See PIX-CADDY 2 documentation for details on attaching a 2.5” drive to
the PIX-CADDY 2.
The PIX-CADDY CF supports CF cards instead of 2.5” drives. It functions the same as the PIX-CAD-
DY except that it does not support the Mono File Format.
See PIX-CADDY and PIX-CADDY CF documentation for full details.
eSATA
Drives 3 and 4 are eSATAp connections on the Rear panel. These connections can be used to power
an external drive via 5V eSATAp, or they can be used with powered external enclosures using an
eSATA (non-powered) cable. It is important to use an approved drive and external enclosure to en-
sure proper performance. An up-to-date list of supported storage devices can be found online:
http://www.sounddevices.com/approved
Supported Storage Devices
Sound Devices maintains a list of storage devices that are approved for use with the 970. An up-to-
date list of supported storage devices can be found online: http://www.sounddevices.com/approved
Mechanical (spinning) hard drives are supported with some limitations. Only poly WAV files are
supported when recording to mechanical drives. The 970 will display a warning when attempting to
record mono files to a spinning drive and recording will not begin.
Approved mechanical drives are recommended for use only in stationary applications. Excessive vibration
or motion may cause data corruption when using mechanical drives.
The 970 formats and writes to an exFAT filesystem. The exFAT filesystem is readable and writable
by Mac OS X, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. Storage devices to be used with the 970
must be formatted by the 970.
Windows XP is not compatible with exFAT volumes by default. The Microsoft update KB955704
(
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19364 ) will allow Windows XP to read and
write to exFAT volumes.