OWC OWCME3QH7T4.0, OWCME3QH7T3.0 User manual
Mercury Elite® Pro
FireWire® 800 / USB 3.0 / eSATA
ASSEMBLY MANUAL & USER GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................1
1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Apple® Mac® Requirements
1.1.2 PC Requirements
1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS
1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
1.4 REAR VIEW
1.4.1 Connection
1.5 LED INDICATOR
DEVICE SETUP ...................................................................................................3
2.1 QUICK START
2.2 ASSEMBLY
2.3 LARGE VOLUME SUPPORT AND FIREWIRE BOOTING IN MAC OS
APPENDIX ...........................................................................................................8
3.1 FORMATTING
3.2 UNMOUNTING DRIVES
3.3 TROUBLESHOOTING
3.4 ABOUT DATA BACKUP
3.5 ONLINE RESOURCES
3.6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 Apple® Mac® Requirements
• eSATA: OS X® 10.3 or later
• FireWire: OS X 10.2 or later
• USB 3.0 (backwards compatible to
USB 2.0): OS X 10.2 or later
1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives
• Any 3.5” SATA hard drive
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS
Mercury Elite Pro
(with vertical stand)
1.1.2 PC Requirements
• eSATA: Windows® XP or later
• FireWire: Windows XP or later
• USB 3.0 (backwards compatible to USB
2.0): Windows XP or later
Power supply and
power cable
eSATA cable USB 3.0
(A to Standard-B) cable
FireWire 800
(1394b) cable
1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Firmware, images, and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit
shipped. Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version. Please
visit the product webpage for the most recent product specifications.
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INTRODUCTION
1.4 REAR VIEW
On/Off Switch
Power Input
eSATA
FW800
USB 3.0
1.4.1 Connection
1. Plug the power supply into a power outlet and into the Mercury Elite Pro.
2. Connect the FireWire 800, USB 3.0, or eSATA cable – appropriate for the interface that
your computer supports – into the drive and computer.
NOTE:
• Only one interface (FireWire 800, USB 3.0, or eSATA) at a time can be used.
• For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost, always unmount
the drive from your operating system before powering off the Mercury Elite Pro.
• In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, the operating system
needs to support large volumes (e.g., Windows Vista or OS X 10.4 and above).
1.5 LED INDICATOR
The Mercury Elite Pro has a blue LED at the front of the enclosure.
The LED emits a solid blue light when the unit is powered on, and
it flashes during hard drive activity.
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