OWC Mercury Express User manual

OWC Mercury Express
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, please visit our
website and follow the directions for the OS you wish to format the drive
with.
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/fwhdd.cfm
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Familiarize yourself with the connections on the back of the OWC Mercury
Express drive - you will need to use these to connect your new drive to
your computer.
Hardware Installation:
Installation of the hardware is a very straightforward procedure on any
computer.
1. Plug the DC transformer into the wall and the hard drive.
(not included, and optional - may be used bus powered with FireWire, AC/
DC transformer is not required.)
2. Plug the FireWire or USB cable into the hard drive.
3. Plug the other end of that cable into the appropriate port in the com-
puter.
4. Power on the OWC Mercury Express drive. You’re all set!
Unpack your new OWC Mercury Express drive and examine it’s contents.
There is no power switch on the OWC Mercury Express drive, to power o
the drive, you need to physically pull the cord out of the DC power port, or
unplug the Firewire or USB cable from the back of the drive.
We thank you for your purchase of your new OWC Express hard drive
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 FireWire and USB 2.0 please visit our tech
center at
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center
Before starting, if your new OWC Mercury Expres 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 - FireWire or USB 2.0: - Drivers not required. Proceed to
Hardware Installation.
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 - FireWire: Insert the HDST CD and follow the
instructions provided by the installer. You may need to install Apple’s
FireWire drivers, see the tech center for details.
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 - 98SE & Higher - FireWire: Drivers not
required for FireWire. For use with Windows 98SE or ME, it may be neces-
sary 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 - 98SE - USB 2.0: Install the drivers on the
included CD-ROM to use USB 2.0 storage device. The same notes for
FireWire apply for removable drives.