OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Assembly Manual
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- Page 1 OWC™ Mercury Elite-AL Pro™ Dual mini Assembly Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RAID level (0.1, or Span), format and connect your new storage solution to your computer. Should you require additional support after reading this manual along with helpful tips and FAQs, please see the inside back page for OWC customer support options. -
Page 3: Introduction
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 System Requirements 1.1.1 Mac Requirements •Minimum PowerPC® G4 CPU, 128MB RAM •eSATA interface, Mac OS X 10.3 or later •FireWire® interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later •USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later... -
Page 4: Port View & Cable Connections
Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.4 Port View & Cable Connections ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅ The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini comes equipped with multiple connection interfaces to ensure the maximum computer compatibility and portability. FireWire ➀ The Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini features two FireWire 800 ports and one ➁... -
Page 5: Front Activity Light View
Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini when connecting and disconnecting from the computer. OWC recommends attaching the data and power cables before switching the power on. When disconnecting, make sure to unmount and then turn off the Mercury Elite- AL Dual mini before disconnecting the data and power cables. -
Page 6: System Setup
Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP This guide will get you up and running quickly, demonstrating how to install your own 2.5” hard drives into the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini enclosure. Your computer is a static-sensitive device. -
Page 7: Hard Drive Assembly
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation ➀ Using a Phillips P0 screwdriver, remove the 2 screws that hold the rear back- plane cover to the enclosure. - Page 8 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation (continued) ➂ From the rear of the enclosure, press inwards on the rear ports to slide the inner chassis out towards the front of the enclosure.
- Page 9 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation (continued ➄ ➙ ➙ Place your drive mechanisms onto the bridge card, and press the drives towards the ports to firmly affix the drives into the SATA connectors.
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Page 10: Raid Configuration
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation (concluded) ➆ Using the included screws from the plastic bag, attach the drive mechanisms to the enclosure through the rubber grommets using your Phillips P0 screwdriver. -
Page 11: Raid Configuration
2.1; Hard Drive Assembly & Installation to review the basic steps in this procedure. Once you remove the back of the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini, you will be able to see the red DIP Switch block at the rear of the bridge card, next to the power switch. - Page 12 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.2 RAID Configuration (continued) The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini is able to utilize the 2 hard drives in 3 different RAID modes; Disk Spanning (SPAN), Disk Striping (RAID-0), or Disk Mirroring (RAID-1). You need to choose the RAID mode that suits your needs properly.
- Page 13 2.3 Computer Connections Please see the previous section which details the different interface options available to you with your OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini. Choose which interface you wish to connect to your computer, connect that interface and then you need to format the hard drives you just installed into your new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini enclosure.
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Page 14: Formatting
Open the Disk Utility application, which is located in /Applications/Utilities ➀ Select the device with no volumes attached to it; in this picture, that would be the 320.07 GB OWC device. Click on the picture of the drive icon next to the text. - Page 15 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 3 - Formatting ➁ Once you’ve selected the OWC device, you will notice the above change in the Disk Utility application. Click on the “Erase” tab in this picture. ➂ You then need to name the volume that you want to format, and erase it.
- Page 16 Click the erase button to confirm you wish to erase the disk. ➄ After a few moments, the erase command will complete and the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini volume will mount on your desktop. You can quit Disk Utility, you’re all set!
- Page 17 Only for XP, 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT, Vista & Windows 7 can continue to the next section) If your OWC Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini was formatted for use on a Macintosh, it will not be readable by Windows without special software.
- Page 18 Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http://www.macsales.com/format. IMPORTANT NOTE: This procedure will erase all data on your hard disk drives in the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini. Back up any important data before proceeding! With the drive connected to the computer ➀...
- Page 19 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 3 - Formatting Your drive will ➃ appear similar to how Disk 1 does below. Notice that the space on the lower right reads as “Unallocated.” Right click in this space and choose “New Partition.”...
- Page 20 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 3 - Formatting If you like, you can specify ➇ the drive letter designation for your new drive. Otherwise, one will automatically be assigned. Click “Next. ” Before you can use ➈ the drive, it must be formatted.
- Page 21 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 3 - Formatting Once you ➀➀ have finished with the formatting wizard, you will see that your new drive (represented as “Disk E” in this case) will display a message of “Formatting. ” This...
- Page 22 OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 3 - Formatting At this point, you may close the Computer Management win- ➀➂ dow. Your drive is ready to use and can be found in “My Computer. ” Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs? MacDrive™...
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Page 23: Troubleshooting
If one connection type does not work, switch to another interface and try the solution again. If these suggestions do not work, try the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini on a different computer, if available to you. -
Page 24: Troubleshooting & Tips
2. A message will appear, detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls. i.e. “Safely remove... ” Click on this prompt. 3. You will then be given the following message. “Safe to Remove Hardware”. It is now safe to unhook the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini. - Page 25 There are two options available to do this; either using the included FireWire 800 power adapter cable, or using an AC power adapter. Simply connect one of these cables to the 12V port on the back of the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini.
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Page 26: Appendix
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini, and a second copy on either your internal hard drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on a second external hard drive. -
Page 27: Customer Service
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini Chapter 6 - Customer Service 6 CUSTOMER SERVICE 6.1 Before Contacting Customer Service •Read this manual and review Chapter 4: Troubleshooting & Tips. •Try to confirm the problem is with the hard drive. If you have a second computer, move the enclosure to that system and verify that the solution does not function with that machine. - Page 28 Copyrights: Copyright © 2010 Other World Computing, Inc. All rights reserved. OWC is a registered tracdemark of Other World Com- puting. Other World Computing and Mercury Elite-AL Pro are trademarks of Other World Computing. Other marks may be the trademark or registered trademark property of their respective owners.