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- Page 1 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 ASSEMBLY MANUAL & USER GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2.4.1 Adding and Removing Drives in Independent Mode 2.4.2 Adding Drives to an Existing RAID Set 2.4.3 Replacing Drives 3. APPENDIX ......................9 3.1 TROUBLESHOOTING 3.2 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 3.3 ONLINE RESOURCES 3.4 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO Qx2 TABLE OF CONTENTS... -
Page 3: Introduction
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. OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO Qx2 INTRODUCTION... -
Page 4: Front View
2. FireWire 800 ports — Attach the included 9-9 pin FireWire 800 cable to one of these ports and to your computer. Use the other FireWire 800 port to daisy chain other FireWire 800 devices. 3. eSATA (3.0Gb/s) port — Attach an eSATA cable here. (Cable not included.) OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO Qx2 INTRODUCTION... - Page 5 4. USB 3.0 port — Attach the included USB 3.0 (Standard-A to Standard-B) cable here. 5. On/off switch — Turn on and off the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 here. 6. Power input — Connect the included power cable here. NOTE: • Although the on/off switch controls power to the device, the Qx2 requires a data signal...
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Page 6: System Setup
SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION Follow these steps to install hard drives into your Mercury Elite Pro Qx2, or to replace exist- ing drives. Repeat steps 1 through 8 as necessary for the number of drives you are installing. -
Page 7: Quick Start
Before your Qx2 can be put to use, it needs to be formatted. To help with the formatting process, the OWC Drive Guide formatting utility has been installed on your Qx2. Follow these steps to use the OWC Drive Guide to format your Qx2 for Mac (OS X 10.4 and later) or Windows (XP and later). -
Page 8: Raid Modes
Each drive will appear as a single volume. If you intend to use hard drives of differing capacity and model, this is the mode to use. To swap or replace drives, first unmount all drives and turn off the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 Span Mode (Two to Four Drives Installed) -
Page 9: Changing Drives
2.4 CHANGING DRIVES 2.4.1 Adding and Removing Drives in Independent Mode When the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 is set to independent mode, you can add or remove any drive without needing to create a new RAID set. IMPORTANT NOTE: To avoid data corruption it is essential to unmount all drives and turn off the Qx2 before removing or adding a new drive. -
Page 10: Adding Drives To An Existing Raid Set
RAID set must be created, which will destroy the data on the existing RAID set. If you wish to add more drives, shut off the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2, then add the drives. Once all of the drives that you wish to use are installed, go through the steps in section 2.3.1 to create the new RAID set. -
Page 11: Appendix
To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent data loss, we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data: one copy on your Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 and a second copy on either your internal drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on another external storage unit. - Page 12 Other World Computing. Mercury Elite, OWC, the OWC logo and the Other World Computing logo are trademarks of New Concepts Development Corporation, registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in Canada.
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