Introduction; Minimum System Requirements; Apple® Mac Requirements; Pc Requirements - OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini Assembly Manual & User Manual

1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

1.1.1 Apple® Mac Requirements
• PowerPC G4 CPU, 128MB RAM
• FireWire 800: Mac OS X 10.2 or later
• USB 3.0 (backwards compatible to
USB 2.0): Mac OS X 10.2 or later

1.1.3 Supported Drives

• 2.5" SATA hard drives (HDDs) or solid-state drives (SSDs) up to 12.5 mm tall.
NOTE: Drives of identical capacity and model are required for RAID 0 and RAID 1.

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS

Mercury Elite Pro Dual
mini
NOTE: If purchased without drives installed, a set of eight Phillips screws is also included.

1.3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL

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.

1.4 REAR VIEW

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1.4.1 Rear Features

1. 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. NOTE: Any device daisy-chained off of the Mercury
Elite Pro Dual mini must be powered by its own power supply. The Mercury Elite
OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO DUAL MINI

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USB 3.0 cable
(Standard-A to Micro-B)

1.1.2 PC Requirements

• 500MHz Intel® Pentium® 3 CPU, 128MB RAM
• FireWire 800: Windows® XP or later
• USB 3.0 (backwards compatible to USB 2.0):
Windows XP or later
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FireWire 800 (1394b)
9-9 pin cable
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