OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro User manual

OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro
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 off 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 off 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/Load_Page.cfm?page=faq/manuals/
format/fwformat.html
Notes for use with older Macintosh systems
If you are using an older Macintosh system, or using a PCI FireWire card
to interface with the OWC Mercury FireWire drive, we recommend using
the included Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools 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.

We thank you for your purchase of your new
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro hard drive and are happy
to provide you with one of the newest, fastest, and easiest
ways to add mass storage to your Macintosh.
For more information about FireWire and USB 2.0 please
visit our tech center at
http://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/index.cfm
Installation / Setup Instructions Familiarize yourself with the connections on the back of the
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro hard drive - you will need to
use these to connect your new drive to your computer.
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 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 - 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.
Hardware Installation:
Installation of the hardware is a very straightforward
procedure on any platform.
1. Plug the DC transformer into the wall and hard drive.
(Optional - may be used bus powered with FireWire)
3. Plug the FireWire or USB cable into the hard drive.
4. Plug the FireWire or USB cable into the computer’s
FireWire or USB 2.0 port.
(You may only use one port at a time, FireWire or USB 2.0)
5. Power on the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro! You’re all set!
Unpack your new OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro hard drive
and examine it’s contents. (USB 2.0 driver CD not pictured)
Before starting, if your new OWC Mercury On-The-Go 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.
The power switch is 2 position. Left, towards the DC power
port for ON and right for OFF. You must plug in either a 6 pin
FireWire cable for bus power or the DC Power Adapter.
Driver CD Retrospect
Express