Owner`s manual

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/Other%20World%20Computing/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

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. 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

nd instructions and a download link on our Web site:

http://eshop.macsales.com/hdicons

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini Chapter 4 -Troubleshooting & Tips