OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini User manual

MERCURY ELITE PRO MINI
Quick Start Guide
Up to
540MB/s
USB 3.1
Gen 2 Type-C
eSATA Mac &
Windows
Bus Powered

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
Contents
CONTENTS
Introduction
1.1 Minimum System Requirements............................................1
- Mac Requirements
- PC Requirements
- Supported Drives
1.2 Package Contents .................................................................1
1.3 About This Manual.................................................................1
1.4 Rear View...............................................................................1
1.5 Usage Notes ..........................................................................3
Device Setup
2.1 Quick Start.............................................................................4
2.2 Usage Notes ..........................................................................4
Support Resources
3.1 Troubleshooting .....................................................................7
3.2 About Data Backup ...............................................................7
3.3 Contacting Technical Support ...............................................7

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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Minimum System Requirements
Mac Requirements
- OS X 10.6.8–10.11.6, macOS 10.12 or later
PC Requirements
- Windows 7 or later
Supported Drives
- Any 2.5-inch SATA drive
Hardware
- Any Mac or Windows host with a USB-C or eSATA port
Booting
- OS X 10.6.8-10.11.6, macOS: 10.12. or later
- PC not supported
1.2 Package Contents
OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
1.3 About This Manual
The images and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped. Functions and features
may change depending on the rmware version or driver version, if applicable. Please visit the product web page
for the most recent product information. OWC’s Limited Warranty is not transferable and subject to limitations.
1.4 Rear View
USB 3.1 Gen 1 cable
(Type-C to Type-A — 5Gb/s)
eSATA 6Gb/s cableUSB 3.1 Gen 2 cable
(Type-C to Type-C — 10Gb/s)
DC to USB cable
1. eSATA port
2. USB 3.1 Gen 2 port
3. Power switch
4. DC power port
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General Use Precautions
- Read this guide carefully before using the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
- Do not place objects on top of the device.
- To avoid damage, do not expose the device to temperatures outside the following ranges:
Environmental (Operating)
- Temperature (°F): 41° to 107°
- Temperature (°C): 5° to 42°
Environmental (Non-Operating)
- Temperature (°F): -40° to 149°
- Temperature (°C): -40° to 65°
- Always unplug the device from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be
unused for an extended period of time. Otherwise, there is an increased risk of electrical
shock, short-circuiting or re.
- Do not use the product near electrical appliances such as televisions, radios or speakers.
Doing so may cause interference which can adversely aect the operation of the appliances.
- Do not place the device near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer displays or
speakers. Magnetic interference can aect the operation and stability of hard drives.
- Protect your device from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. Dust can build up
inside the device, increasing the risk of damage or malfunction.
Safety Precautions
- Use proper anti-static precautions while installing your SATA drives into this drive enclosure.
Failure to do so can cause damage to the drives and/or the enclosure.
- Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the device. To avoid any risk of electrical shock, re,
short-circuiting or dangerous emissions, never insert any metallic object into the device. If it
appears to be malfunctioning, please contact technical support.
- Never expose your device to rain, or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions. Never
place objects containing liquids on the dock as they may spill into its openings. Doing so
increases the risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting, re or personal injury.

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1.5 Usage Notes
- Use only one interface (USB 3.1 Gen 1 or eSATA at a time.
- The Mercury Elite Pro mini is designed to receive all needed power through the USB or FireWire cable,
therefore a separate power adapter is not necessary and not included. When using eSATA or other
scenarios that require external power, an optional 5V power adapter is available. See Section 3.4 to
contact technical support for more information.
- If the Mercury Elite Pro mini is daisy-chained to another FireWire device instead of being connected
directly to a computer, you must use the optional 5V power adapter. Attempting to bus-power the
Mercury Elite Pro mini using the FireWire port of another device is not recommended; this could cause
damage to one or both devices.
- Even if the optional 5V power adapter is not connected, the ON | OFF switch must be in the ‘ON’
position to use the Mercury Elite Pro mini.
- If you are connected via FireWire and running OS X version 10.9 or later, you may run into issues when
attempting to sleep this drive or wake from sleep. The easiest way to avoid this issue is to use the USB
or eSATA connection instead.
- For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost, always eject or unmount the
corresponding disk(s) from your operating system before powering o. You can use the methods
described below to safely unmount your disk(s).
OS X
- Drag the icon for the disk you wish to unmount to the trash can; OR
- Right-click the disk icon on the desktop, then click “Eject”; OR
- Highlight the disk on your Desktop and press Command-E.
Windows
- Go to the System Tray (located in the lower right corner of your screen). Click on the ‘Eject’ icon
(a small green arrow over a hardware image).
- A message will appear, detailing the devices that the ‘Eject’ icon controls, i.e., ‘Safely remove...’
Click on this prompt.
- You will then see a message that says, ‘Safe to Remove Hardware.’ It is now safe to disconnect
the Mercury Elite Pro Mini from the computer.

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Device Setup
DEVICE SETUP
2.1 Quick Start
Follow the steps below to use the OWC Drive Guide utility to format your Mercury Elite Pro mini for Mac. If you
installed your own drives, please use the formatting method you are most familiar with or use our recommended
formatting tips: www.owcdigital.com/format
1. Connect the Mercury Elite Pro mini to your computer using the proper cable. If you prefer to use a dierent
formatting utility, do so at this time and skip the rest of these instructions.
2. Your drive will appear as ‘OWC SETUP.’ Double-click the disk icon.
3. Double-click the OWC Drive Guide application.
4. Follow the instructions to complete the formatting process.
5. Once the formatting is nished the drive is ready to use.
2.2 Assembly
NOTE: these assembly instructions are written for users who purchased the Mercury Elite Pro mini as an empty
enclosure. The instructions show how to open the enclosure in order to install a drive. If you purchased the
Mercury Elite Pro mini with a drive already installed, will VOID the warranty. You may replace the drive after the
expiration of the original warranty. You should start with Step 9 in that case and work backwards.
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1. Required tools: Phillips PH2 driver — Remove the Mercury
Elite Pro mini from its packaging, then use a Phillips driver to
remove the two screws shown above.
2. Tilt the Mercury Elite Pro mini to allow the back plate to fall
away from the outer enclosure. You may need to push the
ON|OFF switch to disengage the ports from the back plate.
Once the plate is removed you will see the inner chassis.
3. Push on the inner chassis. It should slide out the front of
the outer enclosure. Once there is enough room, pull the
front grill until the inner chassis separates from the outer
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4. Note the SATA connector on the inner chassis (highlighted in
yellow). There are also four screw holes circled in red — two
through the metal chassis on the right and two through the
circuit board and chassis on the left.
5. Place the drive in the inner chassis as shown, then slide the
drive into the SATA connector on the circuit board. Make sure
the drive is fully seated before proceeding.
6. Use one hand to hold the drive in place, then turn over
the inner chassis. Note the four screw holes with rubber
grommets, circled in red.
7. To ax the drive to the inner chassis, insert the four screws
(included) into the screw holes, then fasten them using a
Phillips driver. When this is done, turn over the inner chassis.

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Support Resources
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8. Align the inner chassis with the guide rails as shown, then
slide the inner chassis back into the outer enclosure. Note:
be sure to slide the inner chassis into the same side you
removed it from in Step 3, otherwise the back plate will not
sit ush with the enclosure.
9. Seat the back plate as shown and use a Phillips driver to
re-ax the two screws that you removed in Step 1.
This completes the assembly process.

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Support Resources
SUPPORT RESOURCES
3.1 Troubleshooting
Begin your troubleshooting by verifying that both ends of your cable are properly plugged into the computer and
the Mercury Elite Pro mini. If the drive 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 mini to a
dierent computer. If problems persist, please contact technical support (see Section 3.3).
3.2 About Data Backup
To ensure that your les 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 mini and a second copy on either your internal drive or another
storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on another external storage unit. Any data loss or corruption
while using the Mercury Elite Pro mini is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances may
OWC, its parents, partners, aliates, ocers, employees, or agents be held liable for loss of the use of data
including compensation of any kind or recovery of the data.
3.3 Contacting Technical Support
Phone: M–F, 8am–5pm Central Time
1.866.692.7100 (N. America)
+1.815.338.4751 (Int’l)
Email: Answered within 48 hours
www.owcdigital.com/support
Chat: M–F, 8am–8pm Central Time
www.owcdigital.com/support
Changes:
The material in this document is for information purposes only and subject to change without notice. While
reasonable eorts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, OWC, its parent,
partners, aliates, ocers, employees, and agents assume no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this
document, or from the use of the information contained herein. OWC reserves the right to make changes or
revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any
person of such revisions and changes.
FCC Statement:
Warning! Modications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this device.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is connected.
Warranty:
The Mercury Elite Pro mini has a 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty if it was bundled with drives. Mercury Elite Pro
mini enclosures that do not ship with drives have a 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty. Please visit the web site for
details.
Copyrights and Trademarks:
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means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of OWC.
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in the U.S. and/or other countries. Mercury Elite Pro is a trademark of New Concepts Development Corporation. Apple, Mac, macOS and OS X are
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