Front Activity Light View - OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Assembly Manual

eSATA
The fastest connection on the Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini is the eSATA con-
nection (4), which provides speeds up to 300 MB/sec.
eSATA is not a powered connection and requires the use of an auxiliary
power source such as the included FireWire 800 to 12V cable or the optional
AC power adapter to connect to the DC In power port
via eSATA, the Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini can also be powered by utilizing
any of the FireWire 800/400 ports. In this scenario, the Mercury Elite-AL Dual
mini senses both the eSATA and FireWire connections and utilizes the eSATA
for data and the FireWire for power only.
Power Switch
It is recommended to always utilize the On/Off power switch
proper startup and shutdown of the 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.

1.5 Front Activity Light View

The Mercury Elite-AL Dual mini features two multi-color LED indicator
lights. The left light corresponds to the left drive, with the right light cor-
responding to the right drive. Each LED light will illuminate red or blue in
color to indicate different activities.
Normal
Operation
(Drive 1 in this example)
Rebuild
(Drive 1 in this example)
Two Drive
Solid blue for
Drive
Failure
Drive
Steady ashing red
Failure
Drive 1 LED
Flashing blue for
power activity
Drive 1 LED
Solid red for
failure
Drive 1 LED
Flashing blue for
for rebuild rebuild activity
Drive 1 LED
Solid red for
failure
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. While connected
➄
Drive 2 LED
Solid blue for Flashing blue for
power activity
Drive 2 LED
Solid blue for Flashing blue for
power activity
Drive 2 LED
Solid blue for Flashing blue for
power activity
Drive 2 LED
Solid red for
failure
to ensure