OWC Mercury Elite Pro Assembly Manual & User Manual
Firewire 800 / usb 3.0 / esata
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- Page 1 Mercury Elite® Pro FireWire® 800 / USB 3.0 / eSATA ASSEMBLY MANUAL & USER GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2.3 LARGE VOLUME SUPPORT AND FIREWIRE BOOTING IN MAC OS APPENDIX ......................8 3.1 FORMATTING 3.2 UNMOUNTING DRIVES 3.3 TROUBLESHOOTING 3.4 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 3.5 ONLINE RESOURCES 3.6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO 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 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION... -
Page 4: Rear View
USB 3.0 1.4.1 Connection 1. Plug the power supply into a power outlet and into the Mercury Elite Pro. 2. Connect the FireWire 800, USB 3.0, or eSATA cable – appropriate for the interface that your computer supports – into the drive and computer. -
Page 5: Device Setup
Mercury Elite Pro as an empty enclosure. The instructions show how to open the Mercury Elite Pro in order to install a drive. If you purchased the Mercury Elite Pro with a drive already installed, opening the Mercury Elite Pro before the expiration of the original warranty... - Page 6 3. When removed from the outer case, the inner chassis will appear as shown below. Remove the packet of screws and use them as directed later in the assembly instructions. OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO DEVICE SETUP...
- Page 7 4. To install the hard drive, slide it into the black SATA connector inside the Mercury Elite Pro. You may need to move the blue and black LED cables to the side in order to make room for the hard drive. Make sure the drive is firmly seated before proceeding.
- Page 8 7. Once the front grill of the inner chassis sits flush with the edge of the outer case, turn the Mercury Elite Pro on its side. Use the two smaller screws you removed in Step 1, and re- fasten the outer case to the inner chassis.
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Page 9: Large Volume Support And Firewire Booting In Mac Os
If your Mercury Elite Pro contains a drive 2TB or smaller in capacity and you wish to use it as a FireWire boot drive for a pre-2008 Mac, please contact OWC technical support for assistance with disabling large volume support (see Section 3.6 for more information). -
Page 10: Appendix
Then, simply verify that both ends of your cables are properly plugged into the computer and the Mercury Elite Pro. If the Mercury Elite Pro is still not working properly, try connecting to another interface such as the USB connection and see if the device works properly. You can also connect the Mercury Elite Pro to a different computer. -
Page 11: About Data Backup
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 and a second copy on either your internal drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on a second external storage unit. - Page 12 Other World Computing. Mercury Elite, Other World Computing, and OWC are trademarks of New Concepts Development Corporation, registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in Canada. The OWC logo and the Other World Computing logo are trademarks of New Concepts Development Corporation.
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