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CHANGES:

The material in this document is for information purposes only and subject to change without notice.  

While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, OWC, 

its parent, partners, affiliates, officers, employees, and agents assume no liability resulting from errors or 

omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. OWC reserves the right 

to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without 

obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes.

FCC STATEMENT:

Warning! Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this device.

 

NOTE:

 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, 

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 

harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment 

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 

instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment 

in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct 

the interference at his own expense.

 

WARRANTY:

The Accelsior 1A has a 

1

 Year OWC Limited Warranty

.

 For up-to-date product and warranty information, please 

visit the 

product web page

.

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or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written 

consent of OWC.
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Concepts Development Corporation, registered in the U.S. and/or other countries. Accelsior is a trademark 

of New Concepts Development Corporation. Apple, Mac, Mac Pro, and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., 

registered in the US and other countries. Other marks may be the trademark or registered trademark property 

of their owners.

OWCMANSAC1A – 11.19.2020

Summary of Contents for ACCELSIOR 1A

Page 1: ...WC SSDs DIY Ready Easily add Apple factory or OWC SSD Continued Drive Use Gives you data access and storage options PCIe SSD Works with Mac and PC towers or PCIe chassis Cool and Silent Heat sink for...

Page 2: ...1 2 Package Contents 3 1 3 About This Manual 4 1 4 Side View 4 INSTALLATION 2 1 Installing The SSD 5 2 2 Installing the Card in a Host Computer or PCIe Enclosure 6 SUPPORT RESOURCES 3 1 Troubleshootin...

Page 3: ...l x4 or greater required Recommended Thunderbolt 3 PCIe chassis OWC Helios 3 Helios 3S Helios FX series AKiTiO Node Node Duo Node Lite Node Pro Node Titan Driver None required Supported Apple SSDs Lat...

Page 4: ...the drives and or the computer Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the device To avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions never insert any metallic object in...

Page 5: ...on a flat work surface heat sink facing down 2 Remove the two highlighted screws and set them aside this will detach the heat sink on the opposite side 3 Turn the card over and set the heat sink aside...

Page 6: ...For proper grounding we recommend using a grounding strap Work in a clean static free area and avoid wearing clothing that retains static charges Please visit this URL for more information www owc com...

Page 7: ...are not seeing the expected performance levels this can sometimes be traced back to installing the Accelsior 1A in a PCIe 2 0 or earlier slot and or a slot with limited data lanes Please make sure tha...

Page 8: ...is equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Oper...

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