User guide

OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO Qx2

INTRODUCTION

1.1.3 Supported Hard Drives

•Up to four 3.5” SATA drives (1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 6.0Gb/s).

•Drives of identical model and capacity are required for all RAID modes other than span

mode and independent drive mode.

•For an updated list of supported hard drives, go to: www.macsales.com/qx2

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS

USB 3.0 cable

(Standard-A to Standard-B)

Mercury Elite Pro Qx2

Keys

Power cable

FireWire 800 (1394b)

9-9 pin cable

eSATA (3.0Gb/s) cable

NOTE: Hard drive screws included, but not pictured.

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 product speciﬁcations.

INTRODUCTION

1.1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

1.1.1 Apple® Mac Requirements

•PowerPC G4 CPU, 128MB RAM

•eSATA (3.0Gb/s): OS X 10.3 or later

•FireWire 800: OS X 10.2 or later

•USB 3.0 (backwards compatible to USB

2.0): OS X 10.2 or later

1.1.2 PC Requirements

•500MHz Intel Pentium 3 CPU, 128MB RAM

•eSATA (3.0Gb/s): Windows XP or later

•FireWire 800: Windows 2000/XP or later

•USB 3.0 (backwards compatible to USB

2.0): Windows 2000/XP or later