OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Bay, Mercury Elite-AL Pro Assembly Manual
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Bay
Assembly Instructions
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Mac® Requirements
1.1.2 PC Requirements
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS
1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
1.4 PORT VIEW & CABLE CONNECTIONS
1.5 DETAILED VIEW
1.5.1 Front Activity Light View
2 SYSTEM SETUP
2.1 COVER REMOVAL
2.2 DRIVE INSTALLATION
2.3 RAID CONFIGURATION (FW/USB/ESATA MODEL ONLY)
2.4 FINAL ASSEMBLY
3 FORMATTING
3.1 MACINTOSH FORMATTING
3.2 REMOVING AN EXISTING GUID PARTITION
3.3 WINDOWS FORMATTING
4 TROUBLESHOOTING & TIPS
4.1 TROUBLESHOOTING
4.2 USAGE TIPS
5 APPENDIX
5.1 FAQ
5.2 ABOUT DATA PROTECTION
6 CUSTOMER SERVICE
6.1 BEFORE CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE
6.2 CONTACT INFORMATION
Thank you for purchasing the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual!
We’re condent that it will provide years of high performance
service for your storage and backup needs. This manual contains
information on how to install the drives of your choice into the
enclosure, set the desired RAID level (quad interface models only),
format and connect your new storage solution to your computer.
Should you require additional support after reading this manual
along with helpful tips and FAQs, please see the inside back page
for OWC customer support options.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Chapter 1 - Introduction
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 System Requirements
1.1.1 Mac Requirements
•Minimum PowerPC® G4 CPU, 128MB RAM
•eSATA interface, Mac OS X 10.3 or later
•FireWire® interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
•USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
1.1.2 PC Requirements
•Minimum 500MHz Intel® Pentium III CPU, 128MB RAM
•eSATA interface, Windows® XP or later
•FireWire interface, Windows XP or later
•USB 2.0 interface, Windows XP or later
1.2 Package Contents
Item
➀ OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual
Enclosure
➁ FireWire 400 Cable (*1)
➂ FireWire 800 Cable (*1)
➃ eSATA Cable (*1, *2 (includes 2))
➄ USB 2.0 (A-B) Cable (*1)
➅ Power Supply
➆ Power Supply Cable
➇ Screws for Hard Drives
➁
➀
➃
➆
➅
➂
➇
➄
(*1) Included with Quad Interface Model
(*2) Included with eSATA Passthrough Model
1.3 About This Manual
Firmware, images, and descriptions may vary slightly between this man-
ual and the unit shipped. Functions and features may change depending on the rmware version. Please visit the product webpage for the
most recent specications.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.4 Port View & Cable Connections
➀ ➁ ➅ ➆
Cable Connections:
The OWC Mercury Elite Pro family has multiple interfaces to work with
any computer system.
➀ FireWire 400 (1394A) Port - Connect one FireWire 400 port to your
computer using the included cable.
➁ FireWire 800 (1394B) Ports - Connect one FireWire 800 port to your
computer using the included cable and have an extra FireWire 800 port
to add peripherals with!
➂ USB Port - Connect one of your computer’s USB ports to the OWC
Mercury Elite Pro here using the included cable.
➃ eSATA Port - The utmost in speed. If you’re trying to make your OWC
Mercury Elite Pro the fastest it can be, attach an eSATA cable to this port.
➄ On/O Switch - Turn the OWC Mercury Elite Pro on and o here.
➅ DC IN port - Connect the include external power supply to the OWC
Mercury Elite enclosure here.
➆ Security Lock - Attach a security cable to your OWC Mercury Elite
enclosure here and tether it to your desk for theft prevention.
➂ ➃ ➄
➃
➄ ➅ ➆
1.5 Detailed View
1.5.1 LED Indicator
The OWC Mercury Elite Pro has a single cool blue LED at the front of the
hard drive enclosure. It will illuminate blue when powered on, and ash
on drive activity (both reading and writing).
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Chapter 2 - System Setup
2 SYSTEM SETUP
2.1 Cover Removal
Remove the 2 Phillips screws from the bottom of the enclosure
From the rear of the enclosure, push forwards on the interior to slide the
chassis out of the outer shell.
Once the chassis is
removed from the outer
shell, you can begin
installing your hard drive
mechanisms or edit the
settings on your RAID.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Chapter 2 - System Setup
2.2 Drive Installation
(Versions with FireWire & USB)
Begin drive installation by
setting your hard drive into the
chassis, towards the front of
the chassis and slide the drive
onto the black connector on the
green logic board.
(Versions with eSATA ONLY)
Connect one of the multicolored
power cables to the hard drive
you are installing in the lower
drive position, and connect one of the red SATA cables to the hard drive
you are installing in the lower position, and place the hard drive into the
chassis.
(Versions with FireWire &
USB)
Connect the combined power
and SATA cable to the back of
the hard drive you’re installing
in the top bay. It’s easiest to do
this with the drive positioned
towards the front of the chas-
sis, as shown, and then slide
the drive back to the mounting
position shown below.
(Versions with eSATA ONLY)
Connect one of the multicolored power cables to the hard drive you are
installing in the upper drive position, and connect one of the red SATA
cables to the hard drive you are installing in the upper position, and
place the hard drive into the chassis.
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