Device Setup; Quick Start; Assembly - OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO Assembly Manual & User Manual

DEVICE SETUP

2.1 Quick Start

If you purchased the Mercury Elite Pro as an empty enclosure, proceed to Section 2.2 below. If you purchased
the Mercury Elite Pro with a drive installed, the OWC Drive Guide formatting utility has been installed. Follow these
steps to use the Drive Guide to format your drives for Mac OS X or Windows. If you do not wish to use Drive Guide
to format your Mercury Elite Pro, you can use the formatting utility of your choice instead. See Section 3.1 of this
manual for more formatting options.
Connect the drive to your computer using the included USB 3.0 cable, then turn on your drive. If you prefer to use
a different formatting utility, do so at this time (skipping the rest of these instructions).
1. Your drive will show up as a "OWC SETUP." Open the drive to view its contents.
2. Launch the "OWC Drive Guide" application.
3. Follow the simple on-screen instructions to complete the formatting process.
4. 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 as an empty
enclosure. The instructions show how to open the enclosure in order to install a drive. If you purchased the
Mercury Elite Pro with a drive already installed, opening the enclosure before the expiration of the original
the warranty. If you wish to remove or replace a drive after the expiration of the original
warranty will VOID
warranty, you may do so at that time. You should start with Step 7 in that case and work backwards.
1. Remove the Mercury Elite Pro from the retail box
and the protective plastic bag. Locate the two
screws found on the bottom of the enclosure,
then use a Phillips driver to remove the screws.
Set them aside for later use.
2. Slide the inner chassis out the front of the outer
case, as shown at right. Start by pushing on the
back of the inner chassis, then when you are able
to grip the front grill of the inner chassis, pull it out
the rest of the way.
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