All Models of the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Series Assembly Manual
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro 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 & CABLE CONNECTIONS 1.5 DETAILED VIEW 1.5.1 LED Indicator 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2.2 CONNECTIONS TO COMPUTER 3 FORMATTING 3.1 MACINTOSH FORMATTING 3.2 REMOVING AN EXISTING GUID PARTITION 3.3 WINDOWS FORMATTING 4 TROUBLESHOOTING & TIPS 4.1 TROUBLESHOOTING 4.2 USAGE TIPS 5 APPENDIX 5.1 FAQ 5.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 System Requirements 1.1.1 Mac Requirements •Minimum PowerPC G4 CPU, 128MB RAM •FireWire interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later •USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later •USB 3.0 interface - see your interface card manufacturer for specifications 1.1.2 PC Requirements •Minimum 500MHz Intel Pentium III CPU, 128MB RAM •FireWire interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 •USB 2.0 or 3.0 interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 1.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.4 Port View & Cable Connections ➎ ➎ ➌ ➋➊ ➏ ➌ ➋➊ ➌ ➋➊ ➍ ➋➊ Cable Connections: (from the right) ➀ DC IN port - Use an auxiliary power source (not included, and not normally needed) with your OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro with this port. If you need a power adapter, they are available via separate purchase at: http://eshop.macsales.com/otgpower ➁ On/Off Switch - Turn the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro on and off here. ➂ USB 2.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP This guide will get you up and running quickly, demonstrating how to install your own 2.5” hard drives into the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual 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 in a clean and static-free area, and avoid wearing clothing that retains static charges.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation ➀ ➁ Begin by removing the bridge card from the aluminum heatsink. It just slides in, no screws are holding it in place.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation (continued) ➂ Set the aluminum heatsink aside for now. ➃ Place your hard drive mechanism onto the bridge card and fully seat the drive onto the connector. ➄ Turn the bridge over and look through the screw holes. Make sure they are fully lined up and insert 4 screws into the hard drive.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation (continued) Slide the bridge card with the hard drive into the aluminum heatsink there is a notch that the bridge card will slide into. Secure the hard drive using 4 screws from the included plastic bag, through the heatsink, into the hard drive. Don’t overtighten, start all 4 screws before fully tightening. Gently slide the completed heatsink, drive, and bridge assembly into the acrylic enclosure.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 2 - System Setup 2 SYSTEM SETUP 2.1 Hard Drive Assembly & Installation (continued) Here you see the OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro drive inserted into the acrylic enclosure, ready to have it’s end cap attached. Insert the acrylic endcap, fully sliding it over the bridge card ports. Once you have the endcap on, attach it to the enclosure using the 2 included small Phillips screws. The location is circled above.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 3 - Formatting 3 FORMATTING 3.1 Formatting your OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro on a Macintosh with Mac OS X WARNING: This procedure will destroy ALL data on the disk you run it on!!! Be sure there is nothing you need to keep on your drive before running any of these commands. Open the Disk Utility application, which is located in /Applications/Utilities ➀ Select the device with no volumes attached to it; in this picture, that would be the 320.07 GB OWC device.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 3 - Formatting ➁ 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. ➂ ➊ ➋ 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 On-The-Go Pro Chapter 3 - Formatting ➃ Click the erase button to confirm you wish to erase the disk. ➄ After a few moments, the erase command will complete and the OWC Mercury EliteAL Pro Dual mini volume will mount on your desktop.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 3 - Formatting 3.2 Removing the GUID Partition Scheme Only for XP, 2000, ME and earlier. (XP 64-BIT, Vista & Windows 7 can continue to the next section) Your new OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro is preformatted for use 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 instructions.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 3 - Formatting 3.3 Formatting your OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual mini on Windows 2000 and later Instructions for other operating systems can be found at http://www.macsales.com/format. WARNING: This procedure will destroy ALL data on the disk you run it on!!! Be sure there is nothing you need to keep on your drive before running any of these commands.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro ➃ Your drive will 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.” ➄ The “New Partition Wizard” will launch. Click “Next” to continue. ➅ Specify your partition type as “Primary,” and click “Next.” ➆ The wizard will display the maximum partition size for your drive. It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default value. Click “Next.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro ➇ If you like, you can specify the drive letter designation for your new drive. Otherwise, one will automatically be assigned. Click “Next.” ➈ Before you can use the drive, it must be formatted. On most systems running Windows 2000 or later, it is advisable to specify the file system as NTFS. Leave the Allocation 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”.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro ➀➀ 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 minutes if you chose the quick format option. ➀➁ After a moment or two, the drive’s status will change from “Formatting” to “Healthy.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 3 - Formatting ➀➂ At this point, you may close the Computer Management window. Your drive is ready to use and can be found in “My Computer.” 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.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 4 -Troubleshooting & Tips 4 TROUBLESHOOTING & TIPS 4.1 Troubleshooting • Many 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.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 4 -Troubleshooting & Tips 4.2 Tips Identifying the LED indicators on your drive The OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro has a cool blue LED at the front of the hard drive enclosure. They will illuminate blue when powered on, and flash on drive activity (both reading and writing). To properly unmount any connected hard drives from your computer, you need to follow a few simple steps: • For Macintosh systems: There are multiple methods to umount disks with Macintosh systems.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Backup Software Chapter 4 -Troubleshooting & Tips 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 Apple’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.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro 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 systems, located at: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/fwhdd.
OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Chapter 6 - Customer Service 6 CUSTOMER SERVICE 6.1 Before Contacting Customer Service •Read this manual and review Chapter 4: Troubleshooting & 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.
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