Device Setup; Quick Start; Assembly - OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Assembly Manual & User Manual

2.1 QUICK START

If you purchased the Mercury Elite Pro mini as an empty enclosure, proceed to Section
2.2 - Assembly. If you purchased the device with drives already installed, the OWC Drive
Guide formatting utility has been installed on your Mercury Elite Pro mini. Follow the
steps below to use the OWC Drive Guide to format your device for Mac (OS X 10.4 and
later) or Windows (XP and later).
1. Plug in your drive, then connect your drive to your computer using the proper cable.
If you prefer to use a different formatting utility, do so at this time and skip the rest of
these instructions.
2. Your drive will show up as "OWC SETUP". Open your drive to view its contents.
3. Double-click the OWC Drive Guide application.
4. Follow the simple on-screen instructions to complete the formatting process.
5. Once the formatting is finished the drive is ready to use.

2.2 ASSEMBLY

The Mercury Elite Pro mini comes in three configurations, as shown in Section 1.4: either
a single USB 3.0 port, one USB 3.0 port and two FireWire 800 ports, or one USB 3.0 port
and one eSATA port. The pictures in the following assembly instructions show the model
with a single USB 3.0 port, but the process is exactly the same for all three models.
NOTICE !
If your Mercury Elite Pro mini was purchased with a drive already installed,
opening the case
would like to open the case at that time, you may do so.
1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws at the rear of the enclosure (circled
below in red).
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will void your warranty. Once the warranty period expires, if you
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