OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini
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1. Name Untitled Erase Free Space Security Options lt a 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 Mercury Elite AL Pro mini volume will mount on your desktop You can quit Disk Utility you re all set Only for XP 2000 ME and earlier XP 64 BIT Vista Wihidews 7 can continue to the next section Your new OWC Mercury Elite AL mini is preformatted for use with a Ma cintosh 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 instructions D Go to the DOS command prompt by selecting Run from the Start Menu Type the name of a program Folder document or 7 Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Type in cmd in text box and hit the OK button Open cmd OK Cancel Browse Type diskpart and hit enter lt C gt Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Administrator gt diskpart D Type list disk and hit enter nicrosoft DiskPart version 5 1 3565 Copyright lt C gt 1999 2003 Microsoft C2. OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Owner s Manual OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 1 1 Mac Requirements 1 1 2 PC Requirements 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 4 PORT VIEW amp CABLE CONNECTIONS 1 5 DETAILED VIEW 1 5 1 LED Indicator 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2 1 CONNECTIONS TO COMPUTER 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 Ui gt o 5 2 ABOUT DATA PROTECTION 6 CUSTOMER SERVICE 6 1 BEFORE CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE 6 2 CONTACT INFORMATION OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 1 Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 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 USB 2 0 interface Mac OS X 10 2 or later 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 USB 2 0 interface Windows 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 1 2 Package Contents Item OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini 18 Flexible eSATA cable 18 USB 2 0 A B cable Screws to attach hard drive 18 FireWire 800 1394B cable Software CD Bundle User Guide amp Owner
3. a disk or volume 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left D HL DT 2 Specify a format and name EPI SOO Say 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 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore Format Mac OS Extended Journaled H3 Name Untitled Erase Free Space Security Options e Disk Description OWC Total Capacity 320 07 GB 320 072 933 376 Bytes mE Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported a Connection ID 512384778305789 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 gy Newer Technology Inc E 500 11 GB Hitachi HTS54 E Macintosh HD 320 07 GB OWC Q HL DT ST DVDRW GS21N o Disk Description OWC Connection Bus FireWire Connection Type Extern amp B al 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 o
4. 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 WAL z7 800 275 4576 R4 4 5 11 JD OWCMANMEQMOM Copyright 2009 11 Other World Computing All Rights Reserved Other World Computing s Limited Warranty is not transferable and subject to limitations
5. 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 interference 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
6. section 3 2 and follow the instructions provided OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting 3 FORMATTING 3 1 Formatting your OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini on a Ma cintosh with Mac OS X IMPORTANT NOTE This procedure will erase all data on your hard disk drives in the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Back up any important data before proceeding Open the Disk Utility application which is located in Applications Utilities D Disk Utility 500 11 GB Hitachi HTS5 g Macint If you re having trouble with the selected disk Ei 320 07 GB OWC e Click Repair Disk If the repair fails back up and erase the disk Per f Cs21N 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 If you have a permissions problem with a file installed by the Mac OS X installer click Repair Disk Permissions V Show details Clear History een de TN r 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 AL Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting Newer Technology Inc E Macintosh HD 320 07 GB OWC 500 11 GB Hitachi HTS54 To erase all data on
7. 4 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 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
8. AT amp J C Partition Basic NTFS c 31 MB FAT 18 61 GB NTFS Healthy EIS Healthy System i New Partition Properties BB Unallocated fl Primary partition Help New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk 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 Q Extended partition Logical drive Maxium disk space in megabytes MB 19063 Minimum disk space in MB 8 m O u Partition size in MB OWC Mercury Elite AL 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 Do not assign a drive letter or drive path will automatically be assigned Click Next Before you can use BESIDE the drive it must be a T 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 ecc Format this partition with the following settings is
9. 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 AL Pro mini OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 4 Troubleshooting amp Tips Optional AC Adapter While the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini series is designed to be bus pow ered there are some special situations where customers require a power adapter If you want to purchase an AC adapter they are available from our Web site http eshop macsales com item Otherz20WorldZ20Computing MOTGPWR Special note for using FireWire with older Macintosh systems If you are using an older Macintosh system or using a PCI FireWire card to interface with your OWC Mercury Elite Al Pro mini 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 us ing this software This is especially recommended if you are not using Mac OS X but using Mac OS 9 Backup Software For Mac OS X we have included Prosoft Engineering s Data Backup Data Backup makes it easy to backup to FireWire and USB drives network drives CDs and even DVDs Make schedules so you don t need to think about backing up It does it for you Your drive is also fully compatible with Appl
10. advisable to specify Are rcm the file system as NTFS Allocation unit size Defaut Leave the Allocation Volume label OWC Mercury Perform a quick format 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 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 t Fi n is h i fria aos size Default Volume label OWC Mercury Lick format Yeo To close this wizard click Finish OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting XD 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 2 After a mo ment or two the drive s status will change from Formatting to Healthy OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting X3 At this point you may c
11. 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 e 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 Precautions 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 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 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 10
12. e s Time Machine if you are running Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard For PCs running Windows 2000 and later we have included Novastor s NovaBACKUP Built in support for hundreds of the most popular storage devices and a step by step backup and restore wizard makes NovaBACKUP extremely easy to use To install and use the included backup software for either OS please insert the included CD and follow the installation and operation instructions on the disc Cloning your hard drive making an exact copy of it If you want to make an exact duplicate of a hard drive we highly recom mend Mike Bombich s donationware Carbon Copy Cloner It s a great tool and is included with the bundled software CD provided with this storage solution Custom OS X Icons If you wish to replace the custom OS X icon for your new hard drive you can find instructions and a download link on our Web site littip estop macsales com hd cons OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 5 Appendix 5 APPENDIX 5 1 FAQ Q How do format my storage solution A OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating sys tems located at http eshop macsales com tech_center fwhdd 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 Windows 2000 XP Vista NTFS e For cross platform compatibility FAT32 will work but sing
13. f 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 Fomggefficos Duende omg E fine New Hard Drive r Erase Free Space 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 Name the volume as you want choose the Volume Format pulldown Mac OS Extended Journaled is default and click the Erase button OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting Are you sure you want to erase the disk Erasing a disk deletes all data on all its partitions This disk is unformatted First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 13 500 11 GB Hitachi HTS54 MiMaciwasn HD To erase all data on a disk or volume 1 1 320 07 GB OWC 1 Select the disk or volume in the list on the left A 2 Specify a format and name Ei 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 CS21N 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
14. k FileMaker Avid iiie S cie Works wit drives iPod CD DVD Stat inet Digidesign Corel NewTek and more YF ais 58 ein S SG as Linfu You can find MacDrive 7 at http eshop macsales com search macdrive OWC Mercury Elite AL 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 such as the USB connection and see if the device works properly If these suggestions do not work try the OWC Mercury Elite A Pro mini on a different computer if available to you 4 2 Tips To properly unmount any connected hard drives from your computer you need to follow a few simple steps e For Macintosh systems There are multiple methods to umount disks with Macintosh systems Either drag the icon for the hard disk you wish to dismount to the trash can or you canclick the eject icon next to the hard disk name in under the DEVIC ES tab in the sidebar in any finder window and finally another method is to right click on the hard drive icon on your desktop and select Eject e For Windows systems 1 Go to the System Tray located in the lower right corner of your screen Click on the Eject icon
15. le file sizes are limited to 4GB Other options using 3rd party software exist but are not covered here Q Will the hard drives spin down when my computer goes to sleep or into stand by mode A Yes they will spin down to save energy It will take about 30 seconds to access 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 data we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data one copy on your OWC Mercury Elite AL 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 AL Pro mini is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will Other World Computing be held liable for compensation or the recovery of any lost data OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 6 Customer Service 6 CUSTOMER SERVICE 6 1 Before Contacting Customer Service 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 FAOs http eshop macsales com tech center index cfm If you still need support please have the following availab
16. le 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 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 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 Copyrights Copyright 2009 10 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
17. lize In the next window there should be only one drive listed That will be the E drive that you connected Tm 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 Disk Wizard You have successfully completed the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard The Wizard will perform v You the following settings its tasks and you will get the Canak Nona following screen You may click Finish To close this wizard click Finish OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Computer Management Your drive will Chapter 3 Formatting File Action View Window Help mj Computer Management Local appear similar to how Disk 1 does t b system Took below Notice that Nos the space on the s padecen lower rightreads f remm as Unallocated Disk Management Right click in this space and choose BR Services and Applications New Partition The New Partition Wizard will launch Click Next to con tinue B Specify your partition type as Primary and click Next 2 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 Performance Logs and Alerts e amp im e Bes Healthy EISA Configuration 31 MB Healthy System 18 61 GB 1 Partition Basic F
18. lose the Computer Management win dow Your drive is ready to use and can be found in My Computer T My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help O Bacl gt Search lg Folders E X My Computer Hard Disk Drives System Tasks View system information a Local Disk C D Add or remove programs E Change a setting Devices with Removable Storage Other Places 31 Floppy A CD Drive D My Network Places gt My Documents Using your new Storage Solution on both Macs and PCs MacDrive takes the guesswork out of sharing files Whether you are transferring 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 automatically give you access to any Mac disk you pop into your computer MacDrive even puts an apple icon on the Mac s een Mac isks an indows disk just to keep things clear inciso MacDrive7 FOR WINDOWS VN 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 cally get the right icons and file name extensions under both Windows and Mac OS Works great with software from Mi oy Use Mac disks just like Windows disks y Partition and format Mac disks qp PI A e BRAGS Y Burn Mac CDs crosoft Adobe Quar
19. orporation On computer BBELLMAN XP DISKPART gt list disk 5 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 Dyn Gpt Online Disk 1 Online Type clean and hit enter Disk 1 is now the selected disk DISKPART gt clean 7 Type exit and hit enter Close the command prompt window You may now proceed with formatting the drive OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 3 Formatting 3 3 Formatting your OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini on Win dows 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 AL Pro mini Back up any important data before proceeding With the drive connected to the computer and powered on right click on the My Com puter icon and select Manage from the menu The Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard osensneorcorive window should appear io Rename Map Network Drive mi Properties eS If the Wizard does not appear expand the Storage menu by clicking on the plus sign Then right click next to the RET disk number of the drive ia rr EP n that you have just con nected and click Initialize to bring up the Wizard Select one or more disks to initia
20. rchase at http eshop macsales com item Other 20Wor1d 20Computing MOTGPWR 1 5 Detailed View 1 5 1 LED Indicator The OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini has a single cool blue LED at the front of the hard drive enclosure It will illuminate blue when powered on and flash on drive activity both reading and writing OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 2 System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2 1 Computer Connections The OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini 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 AL Pro mini will use the power provided by the FireWire interface to power the eSATA connection which is data only You can also purchase a separate power adapter if your computer does not have a FireWire connection See section 1 4 for further details about this cable and other options To use the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini connect any interface cable to the drive and the computer Then turn the power switch to the ON position and verify the blue LED on the front of the drive is illuminated Your drive should mount on your computer s desktop Your new OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini is shipped preformatted ready to use on any Macintosh system If you are using a Windows PC you will need to reformat the drive to use with your system Please proceed to
21. s Manual 1 3 About This Manual Firmware images and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped Functions and features may change depending on the firmware version Please visit the product webpage for the most recent specifications OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Port View amp Cable Connections Cable Connections The OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini has multiple interfaces to work with any computer system D eSATA Port The utmost in speed If you re trying to make your OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini the fastest it can be attach an eSATA cable to this port 2 USB mini Port Connect one of your computer s USB ports to the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini here using the included cable If your computer s USB port does not provide enough power to use the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro OWC offers a custom Y cable that will draw power from 2 separate USB ports it s available for purchase at http eshop macsales com search auxiliary 3 FireWire 800 1394B Ports Connect one FireWire 800 port to your computer using the included cable and have an extra FireWire 800 port to add peripherals with On Off Switch Turn the OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini on and off here 5 DCIN port Use an auxiliary power source not included and not normally needed with your OWC Mercury Elite AL Pro mini with this port If you need a power adapter they are available via separate pu
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