User guide
1.1 System Requirements
1.1.1 Mac Requirements
•Minimum PowerPC G4 Processor, 128MB RAM
•eSATA interface, Mac OS X 10.3 or later (OR)
•FireWire interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later (OR)
•USB 2.0 interface, Mac OS X 10.2 or later
1.1.2 PC Requirements
•Minimum 500MHz Intel Pentium 3 Processor, 128MB RAM
•eSATA interface, Windows XP / Vista (OR)
•FireWire interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (OR)
•USB 2.0 interface, Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7
1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives
•Up to 4 3.5” SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s)
•40GB - 2.0TB per HDD (must install at least 2 drives)
•Hard Drives of identical capacity / model are required
For a list of recommended hard drives, please see this web page:
http://www.macsales.com/Qx2drives
1.2 Contents
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 rmware version.
Please visit the product webpage for the most recent specications.
Item Quantity
➀ OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 1
➁ Hard Drive Tray 4
➂ eSATA cable 1
➃ 1394B FireWire 800 cable 1
➄ 1394A (FireWire 400) cable 1
➅ USB 2.0 (A-B) cable 1
➆ Power cable 1
➇ Drive Keys 2
➈ User Guide & Owner’s Manual 1
➉ Software CD Bundle (solutions only) 1
Hard Drives (not pictured - solutions only) 4
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 Chapter 1 - Introduction
1 INTRODUCTION
User Guide &
Owners Manual
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