T H U N D E R B L A D E User Guide
CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................. 1 1.1 Minimum System Requirements 1.2 Package Contents 1.3 Getting Started 1.4 About This Manual 1.5 Front View 1.6 Rear View Mac & Windows Setup............................................................ 3 2.1 Mac Formatting & SoftRAID 2.2 Windows Formatting Process Support Resources.................................................................. 5 3.1 Troubleshooting 3.2 About Data Backup 3.
INTRODUCTION 1.1 Minimum System Requirements • Operating System: • macOS 10.13 or later • Windows 10 or later • Hardware: • Mac or Windows PC with Thunderbolt 3 port 1.2 Package Contents • OWC ThunderBlade • 0.5 m Thunderbolt 3 cable • Power supply and cable 1.3 Getting Started • To use the ThunderBlade, connect it to your computer via attached Thunderbolt 3 cable (macOS 10.13 or later, or Windows 10 or later required).
1.5 Front View 1 1. LED array (power and disk activity) 1.6 Rear View 2 3 4 2. Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports 3. Power input 4.
MAC & PC SETUP 2.1 Mac Formatting & SoftRAID The pre-installed SSDs have been formatted as a Journaled HFS+ volume for Mac, and configured as a RAID 0 using the SoftRAID application. We recommend you download the application at go.owcdigital.com/softraid and install the latest version to get the best performance. Note: the SoftRAID serial number is on the bottom of the device, and the companion driver will be installed with the application. 2.
3. Next you will be asked if it is OK to erase the existing volume on the OWC ThunderBlade, in order to set up your new SSD for use with a Windows PC. When you are ready and sure that any relevant data has been backed up, click Erase and Set Up for Windows. 4. After a moment, the ThunderBlade should be formatted for PC and a dialog will confirm that it is ready to be opened and used. You can either click the ‘Open ThunderBlade...
SUPPORT RESOURCES 3.1 Troubleshooting If you have more than one ThunderBlade, do not stack them. This can cause performance issues related to thermal dissipation. If your computer does not recognize the drive when it is connected, make sure the cable is attached securely. You can also try plugging the cable into a different Thunderbolt 3 port on your computer and/or trying a different Thunderbolt 3 cable.
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