OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
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1. n 4 rulli E i x i a be i i m i hy e i A f i M PANSAN 1 ho MV OE A N CE sala n oy MacBook Pro OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Assembly Manual amp User Guide OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 1 1 Mac Requirements 1 1 2 PC Requirements 1 1 3 Supported Hard Drives 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 3 USING THE OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO MINI 1 3 1 Connecting the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini 1 3 2 Power Options for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Quad interface model 1 3 3 Power Options for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB 3 0 amp eSATA 6 0 Gb s interface model 1 3 4 Powering on the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini 1 3 5 LED Indicator 2 ASSEMBLY amp INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 2 1 HARD DRIVE ASSEMBLY amp INSTALLATION 3 FORMATTING 3 1 MACINTOSH FORMATTING 3 2 REMOVING AN EXISTING GUID PARTITION 3 3 WINDOWS FORMATTING 4 TROUBLESHOOTING amp TIPS 4 1 TROUBLESHOOTING 4 2 USAGE TIPS 5 APPENDIX ul gt fe 5 2 ABOUT DATA PROTECTION 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 1 BEFORE CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 2 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS OF OPERATION OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 1 Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION Firmware images and descriptions may vary between this manual and the unit shipped Functions and features may change depending on the firm ware version Visit the product webpage for the most recent specifications 1 12. Once you have opened the enclosure remove the bag of screws you will find inside it to use in a future step Pro Once the inner chassis is removed from the outer enclosure you will see the SATA data amp power combo connector where your 2 5 SATA drive will attach to the bridge card OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 2 Assembly amp Installation Instructions SATA 3 0Gb s itachi Global LABEL Ni Ue ROKEN JAN 09 a J N13508 E182115 T 500GB BY H ogies Thai land F ANY D OR 8B REMOVE 500 MLC BA2839 16HEADS 63SEC T IATLAND 033373 HTB Tsssaasee 8 echno VOID 5K500 B 50508 E 700mA_DC Don t shock push cover ez CES P N 0A57915 16383CYL S Er z ES Ts ot Type TSSSAA SV Storage T WARRANTY SCREW IS MADE IN TH Place your drive mechanism into the chassis lining up the connector and slide the drive towards the ports to firmly affix the drive into the SATA connector With your fingers holding the drive mechanism into the enclosure turn it over so you can see the screw holes that you will need to use in the next step OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 2 Assembly amp Installation Instructions D Using the Phillips PO screwdriver and the included screws from the plastic bag attach the drive mechanism to the enclo sure through the rubber grommets Once you have installed the drive mechanism take the
3. Pah By Folders E 4 My Computer Hard Disk Drives System Tasks View system information GP Local disk C TA Add or remove programs E Change a setting Devices with Removable Storage Other Places rei 314 Floppy A CD Drive D My Network Places My Documents Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs MacDrive takes the guesswork out of sharing files Whether you are transfer ring files between home and the office a class room lab and your dorm room or even on the same computer MacDrive makes it painless In fact you ll hardly know MacDrive is working Once installed MacDrive will automati cally give you access to any Mac disk you pop into your computer MacDrive even puts an apple icon on the Mac disk just to keep things clear i between Mac disks and Windows Share files MacDrive 8 FOR WINDOWS You can access files on the Mac disk just like you would with a Windows format ted disk Open files from the disk or from within a program Mac files automati oN ag fol ELN cally get the right icons and file name Y ie Widows Aas extensions under both Windows and aio e v Great with 4 Mac OS Posi MRS ition ormat and repair Mac disks Works great with software from Mi v ot de Pot COV fs z 5 USB FireWire SATA IDE SCSI an e crosoft Adobe Quark FileMaker Avid iu ds aLe Mediafour Emo Digidesign Corel NewTek and more amp ca Y
4. Assembly amp Installation Instructions 2 ASSEMBLY amp INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS This guide will get you up and running quickly demonstrating how to install your own 2 5 hard drive into the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini enclosure Your computer is a static sensitive device It is susceptible to invisible damage if not protected during installation We recommend proper grounding by using a grounding strap Make sure to work ina clean and static free area and avoid wearing clothing that retains static charges For more information please visit http www macsales com static Got tools If you don t have the tools necessary to complete this installation Newer Technology has a fantastic toolkit available that includes everyhing you need to perform this installation as well as most common computer hardware installations It s available at http www macsales com tools OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 2 Assembly amp Installation Instructions 2 1 Hard Drive Assembly amp Installation Use a Phillips PO screwdriver to remove the 2 screws holding the rear backplane cover in place Once the screws are removed the rear backplane cover will easily come off Set it aside to continue OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 2 Assembly amp Installation Instructions 3 From the rear of the enclo sure press inwards on the rear ports to slide the inner chassis out towards the front of the enclosure
5. Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard The Wizard will perform oa si es the following settings its tasks and you will get the Bere Nona following screen You may click Finish To close this wizard click Finish OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Your drive will Computer Management Chapter 3 Formatting 3 File Action View Window Help appear similar to how Disk 1 does below Notice that the space on the lower right reads as Unallocated Right click in this space and choose New Partition m Computer Management Local amp System Tools Event Viewer Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager Sy st orage Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter Disk Management BR Services and Applications The New Parti tion Wizard will launch Click Next to continue Specify your partition type as Primary and click Next The wizard will display the maximum partition size for your drive It is strongly recommend ed that you do not change the default value Click Next e e aes Healthy EISA Configuration 31 MB Healthy System 18 61 GB 15 Partition Basic FAT D C Partition Basic NTFS c 31 MB FAT 18 61 GB NTFS Healthy EIS Healthy System i New Partition x Properties BB Unallocated JJ Primary
6. System Requirements 1 1 1 Mac Requirements Minimum PowerPC G4 CPU 128MB RAM eSATA interface Mac OS X 10 3 or later FireWire interface Mac OS X 10 2 or later Quad model only USB 2 0 interface Mac OS X 10 2 or later USB 3 0 interface see your interface card manufacturer for specifications eSATA USB 3 0 model only 1 1 2 PC Requirements Minimum 500MHz Intel Pentium III CPU 128MB RAM eSATA interface Windows XP Vista Windows 7 FireWire interface Windows 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 Quad model only USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 interface Windows 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 1 1 3 Supported Hard Drives Any 2 5 SATA 9 5mm or 12 5mm hard drive Any 2 5 SATA Solid State Drive SSD 1 2 Package Contents Item OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Flexible eSATA cable USB 3 0 A to Micro B cable Screws to attach hard drive USB to DC power cable USB 2 0 A to mini B cable FireWire 800 1394b cable Software CD bundle not all models User Guide amp Owner s Manual Yt USB 2 0 or USB 3 0 cable included with all solutions USB to Power cable only included with USB 3 0 eSATA model FireWire 800 cable only included with Quad Interface model OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Using your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini 1 3 1 Connecting your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Quad Interface Dual Interface Cable Connections The OWC Mercu
7. is available during normal business hours as well Visit http eshop macsales com for more information Or you can email Submit your email at http eshop macsales com Service Tech cfm This page left blank intentionally Copyrights Copyright 2009 12 Other World Computing Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Other World Computing Changes The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Other World Computing assumes no liability result ing from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Other World Comput ing 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 Modifications 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 A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfere
8. period of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the hard drive near other electrical appliances such as televisions radios or speakers Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products e Do not place the drive near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Mag netic interference can affect the operation and stability of your hard drive Do not place heavy objects on top of the drive If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual Protect your hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increasing the risk of damage or malfunction Other World Computing recommends the use of normal glass cleaning products to keep the high lustre finish at its finest with this product Be sure not to get any moisture inside the holes and if you do allow time to air dry before use e Do not block the ventilation outlets on the front of the drive These help to keep your drive cool during operation Block ing the ventilation outlets may cause damage to your drive and cause an increased risk of short circuiting or fire R6 11 28 11 JD OWCMANMEPMQ Copyright 2009 12 Other World Computing All Rights Reserved Other World Computing s Limited Warranty is not tra
9. power adapter if your computer does not have a FireWire connection That adapter is available at http eshop macsales com item Other 20Wor1d 20Computing MOTGPWR 1 3 3 Power Options for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB 3 0 amp eSATA 6 0 Gb s interface model The OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Dual Interface is designed to bus power using the USB 3 0 connection from your computer If you choose to use the eSATA interface connect USB to DC Power cable to your computer the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini will use the power provided by the USB interface to power the drive as the eSATA connection is data only You can also purchase a separate power adapter if your computer does not have a USB connection That adapter is available at http eshop macsales com item Other 20Wor1d 20Computing MOTGPWR 1 3 4 Powering on the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini To use the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini connect your preferred interface cable to the drive and the computer Turn the power switch to the ON posi tion and verify the blue LED on the front of the drive is illuminated Your drive should mount on your computer s desktop or a dialog box will appear if you have a new unformatted drive installed 1 3 5 LED Indicator The OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini has a single blue LED at the front of the hard drive enclosure It will illuminate blue when powered on and flash during drive activity both reading and writing OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 2
10. the DEVICES tab in the sidebar in any finder window e For Windows systems 1 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 2 A message will appear detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls i e Safely remove Click on this prompt 3 You will then be given the following message Safe to Remove Hardware It is now safe to unhook the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 5 Appendix 5 APPENDIX 5 1 FAQ Q How do I format my storage solution A OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating sys tems located at http eshop macsales com tech center formatting cfm Q What file system should choose when formatting my drive A This will depend on how you want to use the drive but in general we recommend e Mac OS X HFS Mac OS Extended e Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 NTFS e For cross platform compatibility FAT32 will work but single file sizes are limited to 4GB Other options using 3rd party software exist but are not covered here Q Will the hard drive spin down when my computer goes to sleep or into stand by mode A Yes it will spin down to save energy It will take about 30 seconds to ac cess your data after being in sleep or stand by mode 5 2 About Data Protection To ensure that your files are protected and to prevent the loss of your da
11. C Enable file and folder compression unit size as Default and feel free to give the drive whatever name you prefer Be sure to check the box Perform a quick format If you do not it will likely take several hours for your drive to format Click Next At the end of the New Partition Wizard Wiza rd you will see Completing the New Partition d Wizard a summary of the 3 You have successfully completed the New Partition Wizard information that you You selected the following settings S pec ifi ed d u ri n g th e Partition type Primary partition Disk selected Disk 1 previous steps Click Dora anerer pate E E Fi n is h 4 a size Default Volume label OWC Mercury Nuick format Yeo To close this wizard click Finish OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting 4D Once you have finished with the formatting wizard you will see that your new drive represented as Disk E in this case will display a message of Formatting This should only take a couple of min utes if you chose the quick format option d After a moment or two the drive s status will change from Formatting to Healthy OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting 3 At this point you may close the Computer Management win dow Your drive is ready to use and can be found in My Computer My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help OQ O BH
12. k 1 is now the selected disk DISKPART gt clean Type exit and hit enter Close the command prompt window You may now proceed with formatting the drive OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting 3 3 Formatting your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini on Windows 2000 and later Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http www macsales com format IMPORTANT NOTE This procedure will erase all data on your hard disk drives in the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Back up any impor tant data before proceeding With the drive connected to the com puter and powered on right click on the My Computer icon and select Manage from the MESS Initiali J Map Network Drive menu The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard fi osconnect network orive window should appear stai Rename i Properties aces If the Wizard does not appear expand the Storage menu by clicking on the plus sign Then right click next to the ize disk number of the drive SR i Sil OOO CAA that you have just con nected and click Initialize to bring up the Wizard Select one or more disks to initialize In the next window there should be only one drive listed That will be the drive that you connected oes via eSATA FireWire or USB Make sure the box next to the drive name is checked and click Next Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard Completing the Initialize and Convert
13. lity and start using your drive 3 2 Removing the GUID Partition Scheme Only for XP 2000 ME and earlier XP 64 BIT Vista amp Windows 7 can continue to the next section If you are not installing a brand new hard drive into your enclosure it may have a GUID drive partition already installed on it especially if it was originally used with a Macintosh Unfortunately this is not readable by Windows without special software If you wish to use your storage solution on a computer running Windows you will need to repartition and reformat using the following instruction Go to the DOS command prompt by selecting Run from the Start Menu Type the name of a program folder document or a Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Type cmd into the text box and click the OK button Open cmd OK Cancel Browse Type diskpart and hit enter lt C gt Copyright 1985 2901 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Administrator gt diskpart D Type list disk and hit enter Microsoft DiskPart version 5 1 3565 Copyright lt C gt 1999 2903 Microsoft Corporation On computer BBELLMAN XP DISKPART gt list disk Type select disk x replacing x with the number of the disk you want to reformat Typically you will see an asterisk under GPT for the disk requiring formatting Disk Status i x Dyn Gpt Online Online Type clean and hit enter Dis
14. nce when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 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 ac cordance 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 off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Health And Safety Preca
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16. ou can find MacDrive at http www macsales com macdrive OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Tips 4 TROUBLESHOOTING amp TIPS 4 1 Troubleshooting Some of the most simple problems can be traced to power or connectivity issues Verify that your cables both ends are properly plugged into the computer and storage solution If they are and the storage solution is still not working properly try connecting to another interface and see if the de vice works properly If these suggestions do not work try the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini on a different computer if available to you If the blue power light is not coming on at the front of the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini try a different interface or a dedicated power adapter OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini models can also be bus powered using a Y USB adapter cable if your computer s USB port does not provide enough power to use the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Quad OWC offers custom Y cables that will draw power from two separate USB ports they are available for purchase at http eshop macsales com search auxiliary 4 2 Tips To properly dismount any connected hard drives from your computer you need to follow a few simple steps e For Macintosh systems There are two methods to umount disks with Macintosh systems Either drag the icon for the hard disk you wish to dismount to the trash can or click the eject icon next to the hard disk name in under
17. outer enclosure and look at the end of it You will see on the bottom there are 2 metal channels on one side of the outer enclosure the metal channel extends all the way to the edge of the outer enclosure and the other side is inset to allow the rear port cover to fit flush when attached Slide the inner chassis through the outer enclosure from the side that has the metal channels flush with the edge Place the rear port cover onto the outer enclosure in the inset in the metal channel and attach it using the Phillips PO screwdriver and the 2 Phillips screws you removed to begin the assembly process For information on how to connect your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini to your computer please refer to section 1 3 Using your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini before proceeding OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting 3 FORMATTING 3 1 Formatting your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini on a Macin tosh with OS X For a new drive or to reformat an old drive IMPORTANT NOTE This procedure will erase all data on the hard drive in the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Back up any important data before proceeding The disk you inserted was not readable by ey this computer __ _ Initialize Ignore I I Click on the Initialize button If this does not appear open Disk Utility located in Applications Utilities D e 0o Disk Utility 50 0 2 i Gi ly Verify Info Burn Mount Eject Enable Journaling New Image Conver
18. partition 1 Help New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next Select the partition you want to create Primary partition Extended partition Logical drive Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 19069 Minimum disk space in MB 8 A Ea Partition size in MB OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting If you like you can specify Assign the following drive letter the drive letter designation for Mount in the following empty NTFS folder _ your new drive Otherwise one O Do not assign a drive letter or drive path will automatically be assigned Click Next Before you can use REZZA th e d rive it mu St be fg this partition you must format it first formatted On most systems running Win Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use dows 2000 or later it Q Daret fomai ihi eatin I Format this partition with the following settings is advisable to specify Pa c the file system as NTFS Allocation unit size Defaut Leave the Allocation Volume label OWC Mercury Perform a quick format
19. rase Free Space Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Name Untitled Erase Free Space Total Capacity 320 07 GB 320 072 933 376 Bytes Write Status Read Write S M A R T Status Not Supported Partition Map Scheme Unformatted Once you ve selected the OWC device you will notice the above change in the Disk Utility application Click on the Erase tab in this picture Newer Technology Inc 500 11 GB Hitachi HTSS4 Macintosh HD 320 07 GB OWC Q HL DT ST DVDRW GS21N ot Disk Description OWC Connection Bus FireWire Connection Type External To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Erase Free Space Connection ID 512384778305789 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore _______ Forga Os aende omg E fine New Hard Drive Security Options Erase Total Capacity 320 07 GB 320 072 933 376 Bytes Write Status Read Write S M A R T Status Not Supported Partition Map Scheme Unformatted You then need to name the volume that you want to format and erase it Type the name of the volume in
20. ry Elite Pro mini family has multiple interfaces to work with any computer system DCIN port Use an auxiliary power source external wall adapter or USB power adapter plug in this port See section 1 5 for more details On Off Switch Turn the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini on and off here eSATA Port Use with your eSATA interface for high speed connection NOTE Requires external power source See section 1 3 2 and 1 3 3 for more details FireWire 800 1394b Ports Connect one FireWire 800 port to your computer using the included cable and use the other FireWire 800 port to connect additional peripherals USB 2 0 mini Port Connect one of your computer s USB ports to the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini here using the included cable USB 3 0 micro Port Connect one of your computer s USB ports to the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini here using the included cable OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 2 Power Options for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad Interface model The OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Quad Interface is designed to bus power using the FireWire 800 or USB 2 0 connection from your computer If you choose to use the eSATA interface connect both the FireWire either 800 800 or 800 400 and eSATA cables to your computer the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini will use the power provided by the FireWire interface to power the drive as the eSATA connection is data only You can also purchase a separate
21. t Resize Image First Aid Restore If you re having trouble with the selected disk e Click Repair Disk If the repair fails back up and erase the disk If Repair Disk is unavailable click Verify Disk If the disk needs repairs start up from your Mac OS X installation disc and then choose Utilities gt Disk Utility o If you have a permissions problem with a file installed by the Mac OS X installer click Repair Disk Permissions M Show details Clear History Verify Disk Permissions Verify Disk Repair Disk Permissions Repair Disk Select the device with no volumes attached to it in this picture that would be the 320 07 GB OWC device Click on the picture of the drive icon next to the text OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting Newer Technology Inc 500 11 GB Hitachi HTSS4 E Macintosh HD 320 07 GB OWC QHL DT ST DVDRW GS21N Kg Disk Description OWC Connection Bus FireWire Connection Type External Connection ID 512384778305789 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left 2 Specify a format and name 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click E
22. ta we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data one copy on your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini and a second copy on either your internal hard drive or another storage medium such as an optical backup or on a second external hard drive Any data loss or corruption while using the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will Other World Computing be held liable for compensa tion or the recovery of any lost data OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 6 Technical Support 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 1 Before Contacting Technical Support Read this manual and review Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Tips Try to confirm the problem is with the hard drive If you have a second computer move the enclosure to that system and verify that the solution does not function with that machine Visit our tech center for more support suggestions including FAQs http eshop macsales com tech center index cfm If you still need support please have the following available to you e The serial number of the enclosure e Your invoice number e What operating system you are using e Which kind and model of computer you are using All of this will help speed your support contact along 6 2 Technical Support Hours Of Operation 8AM 8PM CST Monday Friday 9AM 4PM CST Saturday By Telephone 800 275 4576 North America only International customers please call 815 338 8685 Live Chat
23. the space provided and then choose your desired format Mac OS Extended Journaled is default and preferred Click the Erase button OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting i rae Are you sure you want to erase the disk Erasing a disk deletes all data on all its partitions This disk is unformatted x e a o First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore E 500 11 GB Hitachi HTSS4 E Macintosh HD 320 07 GB OWC 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left To erase all data on a disk or volume 2 Specify a format and name _ New Hard Drive 3 If you want to prevent the recovery of the disk s erased data click Security Options Q HL DT ST DVDRW GS21N 4 Click Erase To prevent the recovery of previously deleted files without erasing the volume select a volume in the list on the left and click Erase Free Space Format Mac OS Extended Journaled Name Untitled Erase Free Space Security Options Erase 4 o Disk Description OWC Total Capacity 320 07 GB 320 072 933 376 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported O Connection ID 512384778305789 Partition Map Scheme GUID Partition Table After a few moments the erase command will complete and the OWC Mer cury Elite Pro mini volume will mount on your desktop You can quit Disk Uti
24. utions e Use proper anti static precautions while performing the installation of your hard drives into this drive enclosure Failure to do so can cause damage to your drive mechanisms and or the hard drive enclosure e Read this User s Guide carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open your hard drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your hard drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified Other World Computing Technical Support representative e Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects containing liquids on the drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury General Use Precautions Do not expose the enclosure to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Doing so may damage the drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Conversely placing your drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended
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