Front View; Rear View; Usage Notes - OWC MERCURY HELIOS 3S Assembly Manual & User Manual

1.4 Front View

1. Power LED — emits a solid blue light when the
Mercury Helios 3S is powered on.

1.5 Rear View

1. Security slot – connect a security tether here.
2. 12V DC Power – connect the 6-pin power cable here.
3. DisplayPort – connect a DisplayPort display here
(supports up to DisplayPort 1.4 )
4. Thunderbolt 3 ports (2) – connect the Thunderbolt
3 host and any additional Thunderbolt 3 devices
here. The 85W port is recommended for the host
connection when using laptops.

1.6 Usage Notes

- The Mercury Helios 3S uses a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. PCIe cards that require a minimum of 8 or more PCIe
lanes are not supported.
- The Mercury Helios 3S can deliver up to 85W of power for host charging when the host is connect to the
85W port.
- For configurations where the PCIe card requires more than 25W of power, and the host computer and/or
a connected Thunderbolt device require Power Delivery, make sure the computer is connected to its own
power adapter instead of drawing power from the Mercury Helios 3S.
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