OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Owner's Manual page 2

We thank you for your purchase of your new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro
"Quad Interface" eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB2.0 Combo
Drive Solution and are happy to provide you with one of the newest,
fastest, and easiest ways to add mass storage to your computer!
For more information about eSATA, FireWire 400, 800 or USB 2.0
please visit our tech center at:
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm
Before starting, if your new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Hard Drive is
delivered under extreme hot or cold conditions, you should allow the
contents of the package to reach room temperature prior to use.
Treat your new OWC Mercury product just like you do your computer -
keep it dry, out of direct sunlight, clean, and avoid static electricity.
Installation / Setup Instructions
Macintosh Software Installation:
Mac OS X - Any interface connection: - Drivers not required. Proceed to hardware
installation.
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 - FireWire 400: Insert the HDST CD and follow the instructions provided
by the installer. You may need to install Apple's FireWire drivers, see the OWC tech center
for details. Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 does not support FireWire 800 or eSATA.
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 - USB 1.1: You will need to download USB Mass Storage Support from
Apple at: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60394
not support USB 2.0.
Windows Software Installation:
Windows - 98 & ME - FireWire 400: Drivers not required. For use with Windows 98SE
or ME, it may be necessary to select the drive in the device manager and specify it as a
removable drive. Windows 2000/XP users will have to create a signature for the drive in
the Computer Management control panel.
Windows - 2000 & XP - eSATA, FireWire 400 or 800: Drivers not required. Proceed to
hardware installation.
Windows 98 and ME
do not support FireWire 800 or eSATA.
Windows - ME & Higher - USB 2.0/1.1: Drivers not required. For use with Windows 98SE
or ME, it may be necessary to select the drive in the device manager and specify it as a
removable drive. Windows 2000/XP users will have to create a signature for the drive in
the Computer Management control panel.
Unpack your new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro "Quad Interface" eSATA /
FireWire 800/400+USB2.0 Combo Solution and examine it's contents.
Familiarize yourself with the connections on the back of the OWC Mercury
Elite-AL Pro hard drive - you will need to use these to connect your new
drive to your computer.
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 does
1. Plug the AC power cord into the wall and to the DC transformer.
2. Plug the DC power cord into the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro.
3. Connect the eSATA, FireWire 400, 800 or USB 2.0 cable - appropriate for the interface
your computer supports, into the drive and computer.
4. Power on the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro! You're all set!
Note: You may only have one computer interface directly connected to the drive at a
time. When using FireWire, the additional FireWire ports on the drive may be used to
interconnect additional FireWire devices.
Note: If you are using FireWire 800 and add a FireWire 400 device to the chain, all de-
vices will be reduced to FireWire 400 performance.
Hardware Installation:
Installation of the hardware is simple on any platform.