OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro User manual

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro “Quad Interface”
eSATA / FireWire 800, FireWire 400 & USB2.0 Combo Solution
Owner’s Manual
To disconnect or unhook your OWC Mercury hard drive, follow these important steps to
properly dismount your drive.
Windows Systems (all versions): If you wish to disconnect your OWC Mercury drive
without shutting down your computer, you need to stop the device with the“Unplug or
Eject Hardware” icon, located on the right side of the system tray. Your drive is now safe to
power o and unhook.
Macintosh Systems (all versions): If you wish to disconnect your OWC Mercury drive
without shutting down your computer, simply drag the OWC Mercury drive icon to the
trash can on the desktop (or, in the dock using Mac OS X). Your drive is now safe to power
o and unhook.
Share your Mac formatted drive with your PC using MacDrive (optional purchase)
After installing MacDrive, your HFS+ Macintosh volume will mount as if the drive were
formatted in a native Windows format. MacDrive allows you to use your OWC Mercury
hard drive on either platform without having to reformat or re-initialize the volume.
We highly recommend this software for anyone that is sharing data in a cross platform
environment.
Reformatting your OWC Mercury Hard Drive
To reformat or re-initialize your OWC Mercury hard drive, visit our tech center for
directions using the OS you wish to format the drive with.
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=data_fwhdd.html
Notes for use with older Macintosh systems
If you are using an older Macintosh system, or using a PCI card to interface with the OWC
Mercury Elite-AL Pro drive, we recommend using the included Intech Hard Disk Speed-
Tools to tune the drive for optimum performance. Transfer errors or corruption can be
avoided by using this software. This is especially recommended if you are NOT using Mac
OS X.
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Dantz Retrospect Express
To install and use the included Dantz Retrospect Express backup software, please insert
the CD and follow the included installation and operation instructions on the CD.
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Warranty Service
All OWC Mercury Elite-AL solutions include a 2-Year OWC Storage Solution Warranty,
which covers all parts and labor. For further benet, OWC has negotiated on your behalf
that at the expiration of the OWC 2-Year Storage Solution Warranty, the drive mechanism
within the enclosure will be covered for an additional 1 to 3 years by the mechanism
manufacturer. Please note, opening the enclosure prior to the expiration of the 2-Year
OWC Storage Solution Warranty will void the warranty. Thank you for selecting Other
World Computing as your technology solutions source, we hope you enjoy your product.

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
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.
Hardware Installation:
Installation of the hardware is simple on any platform.
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.
Unpack your new OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro“Quad Interface” eSATA /
FireWire 800/400+USB2.0 Combo Solution and examine it’s contents.
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 Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 does
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.