Approved Media – 970

The following is a list of approved storage devices for use with the 970 audio recorder.

The specific mechanisms and devices below have been extensively tested by Sound Devices. This list is regularly updated as new drives are tested.

2.5″ SSD

Size	Brand	Model
480 GB	OWC	OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (7mm) 480 GB
240 GB	OWC	OWC Mercury Electra 3G (less than v5.02)

2.5″ HDD

Size	Brand	Model
1 TB	HGST	7K1000 Travelstar (7200 rpm)
750 GB	HGST	7K750 Travelstar (7200 rpm)
500 GB	HGST	ZK500 Travelstar (5400 rpm)

External eSATA Drives

Size	Brand	Model
1 TB	OWC	Mercury Elite Pro Mini (7200rpm)
500 GB	OWC	Mercury Elite Pro Mini (7200rpm)

External 3.5″ eSATA Enclosures

Approved with: 3.5″ Seagate Barracuda 2 TB drive (not included)

Brand	Model
MacAlly	G-S350SU3 (3.5″ Aluminum SATA to eSATA and USB 3.0 Storage Enclosure)

External 2.5″ eSATA Enclosures

Approved with: 2.5″ 7K1000 Travelstar (not included), 2.5” ZK500 Travelstar” HDDs (not included)

CF Cards (Via CF Caddy, audio poly)

Size	Brand	Model
256 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
128 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
128 GB	SanDisk	Extreme; UDMA7; 120MB/s
128 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1050X, UDMA7, 120 MB/s write; 160MB/s read
32 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
32 GB	SanDisk	Extreme; UDMA7; 120MB/s
32 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1050X, UDMA7, 120 MB/s write; 160MB/s read
32 GB	Sound Devices	UMDA7, 120 MB/s write; 150 MB/s read

Discontinued Media

This table contains media approved/tested by Sound Devices, but is no longer readily available for online purchase.

2.5″ SSD

Size	Brand	Model
1 TB	Crucial	M550
1 TB	SanDisk	X400 with PIX-SHIM2
1 TB	Samsung	850 EVO with PIX-SHIM2
960 GB	Sony	G-Series SV-GS96
960 GB	SanDisk	Extreme PRO
512 GB	SanDisk	X210
512 GB	Samsung	860 PRO
500 GB	Angelbird	AVpro
500 GB	Samsung	860 EVO
480 GB	Sony	G-Series SV-GS48
480 GB	Sandisk	Ultra 3D
480 GB	OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (9.5mm)
480 GB	SanDisk	Extreme II
480 GB	Intel	530 (6Gb/s)
480 GB	Intel	520
256 GB	Samsung	830 Series (firmware 2.01)
250 GB	Angelbird	AVpro
240 GB	OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (9.5mm)
240 GB	OWC	Mercury Extreme Pro 6G (7mm)
240 GB	SanDisk	Extreme II
240 GB	SanDisk	SanDisk Extreme
240 GB	SanDisk	SanDisk Ultra
240 GB	Intel	520
240 GB	Intel	530 (6Gb/s)
240 GB	Corsair	Force Series GT (SATA III)
240 GB	Digistor	Prof Video Series, SATA 3, DIG-PVD240S

2.5″ HDD

Size	Brand	Model
500 GB	Western Digital	WD5000BPKT

CF Card

Size	Brand	Model
64 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1000X, UDMA6 and 7
64 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro, UDMA7; 90 MB/s
64 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro, UDMA7; 160 MB/s
64 GB	SanDisk	Extreme, UDMA7, 120 MB/s
32 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1000X, UDMA6 and 7
32 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 90MB/s
32 GB	Delkin Devices	CF700X, UDMA6, 67 MB/s write; 105MB/s read
16 GB	Delkin Devices	CF1000X, UDMA6 and 7
16 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 90MB/s
16 GB	SanDisk	Extreme Pro; UDMA7; 160MB/s
16 GB	SanDisk	Extreme; UDMA7; 120MB/s
16 GB	Delkin Devices	CF700X, UDMA6, 67 MB/s write; 105MB/s read (See Note 2)

External 3.5″ eSATA Enclosures

Brand	Model
Orico	3519SUS3-BK (3.5″ HDD External Enclosure)

External 2.5″ eSATA Enclosures

Brand	Model
Lindy	43106 (USB 3.0 & eSATAp Enclosure)

* Note 1: Approved mechanical drives are recommended for use only in stationary applications. Excessive vibration or motion may cause data corruption. The approved mechanical drives listed support Broadcast Wave polyphonic audio files, but not Broadcast Wave monophonic files. Use approved Solid State Drives if recording to Broadcast Wave monophonic file format is required.

** Note 2: Sound Devices has worked directly with Delkin to identify an intermittent Media I/O issue with newer Delkin CF 500x and CF 700x cards. Delkin has confirmed that a recent change to these two cards is most likely responsible for the errors. Cards containing KZ in the serial number are susceptible to this issue and should not be used. Cards containing VB in the serial number will function correctly and are approved. Deklin CF 1000x and 1050x cards do not experience this issue and may continue to be used.