Device Setup; Quick Start; Assembly - OWC mercury elite pro mini Assembly Manual & User Manual

DEVICE SETUP

2.1 Quick Start

Follow the steps below to use the OWC Drive Guide utility to format your Mercury Elite Pro mini for Mac (OS X 10.4
and later) or Windows (XP and later). If you installed your own drives, please use the formatting method you are
most familiar with or use our recommended formatting tips:
1. Connect the Mercury Elite Pro mini to your computer using the proper cable. If you prefer to use a different
formatting utility, do so at this time and skip the rest of these instructions.
2. Your drive will appear as 'OWC SETUP.' Double-click the disk icon.
3. Double-click the OWC Drive Guide application.
4. Follow the instructions to complete the formatting process.
5. Once the formatting is finished the drive is ready to use.

2.2 Assembly

NOTE: these assembly instructions are written for users who purchased the Mercury Elite Pro mini as an empty
enclosure. The instructions show how to open the enclosure in order to install a drive. The USB 3.1 Gen 1 / eSATA
version is shown, but the steps are identical for the USB 3.1 Gen 1 / FireWire 800 version. If you purchased the
Mercury Elite Pro mini with a drive already installed,
the expiration of the original warranty. You should start with Step 9 in that case and work backwards.
1. Use a Phillips PH2 driver to remove the two screws at
the rear of the enclosure (shown at right, highlighted
in red).
2. Tilt the Mercury Elite Pro mini to allow the back plate
to fall free, as shown below. If the back plate does not
fall free, you can push gently on the ON|OFF switch to
disengage the ports from the back plate.
3. Gently push on the inner chassis that was exposed
by removing the back plate. The inner chassis should
slide out of the outer enclosure. Once there is enough
room at the front (shown at right) you can pull on the
front of the inner chassis to remove it fully.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
www.owcdigital.com/format
will VOID the warranty. You may replace the drive after
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