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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock 

Introduction

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1.5 Front View

1.  Drive A LED – will blink red for disk errors or missing disks, will blink green during 

normal activity.

2.  Power LED – solid white when connected to power and solid blue when 

connected to both power and an active host.

3.  Drive B LED – will blink red for disk errors or missing disks, will blink green during 

normal activity.

4.  SD card reader – Connect a compatible, formatted SD card type here.

1.6 Rear View

1.  USB 3.1 Gen 1 hub ports – Connect bus-powered USB 3.1 Gen 1 devices here.

2.  Ethernet port – Left LED will show Green for 10M or 100M connection, Orange for 

1G connection; Right LED will show Green for an established link and blink green 
during network activity.

3.  Security slot

4.  RAID selector dial (internal access only) – See Sections 2.1 and 2.2 for details.

5.  DC IN – connect power adapter here

6.  DisplayPort – Connect a DisplayPort display here.

7.  Thunderbolt 3 ports – 40Gb/s, 27W Power Delivery to host or 15W Power 

Delivery to chained device.

1.4 OWC Dock Ejector

This application safely ejects all drives connected to the Mercury Elite Pro Dock with a single click, adding 
peace of mind to fast-paced mobile workflows. To install this app, please follow the steps below.

1. Download the installer file: For Ma

download.owcdigital.com/dockejector/mac

 or for Windows       

download.owcdigital.com/dockejector/win

2. Launch the installer and follow the prompts. No restart is required.
3. Once the app is running an icon like the one shown below will appear in the macOS menubar, or, System 

Tray on Windows.

To learn more about OWC Dock Ejector please visit

go.owcdigital.com/dockejector

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Summary of Contents for Mercury Elite Pro Dock

Page 1: ...Assembly Manual User Guide Mercury Elite Pro Dock Dual Bay RAID Array Ethernet USB 3 1 Gen 1 SD Card Mac Windows Thunderbolt 3...

Page 2: ...1 2 Package Contents 1 1 3 About This Manual 1 1 4 Dock Ejector 3 1 5 Front View 3 1 6 Rear View 3 1 7 Usage Notes 4 Device Setup 2 1 Assembly Steps 5 2 2 RAID Settings 7 2 3 Drive Failure 8 Support R...

Page 3: ...standard SD form factor 1 2 Package Contents 1 3 About This Manual The images and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped Functions and features may change depending on...

Page 4: ...to dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increasing the risk of damage or malfunction Do not block any ventilation openings on the device These help to keep the device cool d...

Page 5: ...ity slot 4 RAID selector dial internal access only See Sections 2 1 and 2 2 for details 5 DC IN connect power adapter here 6 DisplayPort Connect a DisplayPort display here 7 Thunderbolt 3 ports 40Gb s...

Page 6: ...system before powering off the device Several options are provided below for Mac and PC macOS Drag the icon for the disk you wish to unmount to the trash can OR Right click the disk icon on the deskt...

Page 7: ...Follow the simple on screen instructions to complete the formatting process Once the formatting is finished the drive is ready to use 2 1 Assembly Steps This section describes the process of installin...

Page 8: ...nce it is powered on and connected to the host If you want to use RAID 1 Independent Mode or span you must change the setting on the RAID dial on the back of the inner chassis before proceeding to the...

Page 9: ...be lost RAID 1 Drive Mirroring Mode The two drives show up as a single disk with a size equal to the capacity of a single drive from the array RAID 1 copies or mirrors the data from the first drive t...

Page 10: ...ble via the functioning drive until the array is rebuilt with a new drive If the enclosure was purchased with drives and it is still under warranty contact OWC technical support for assistance see Sec...

Page 11: ...re If the Mercury Elite Pro Dock is configured as a RAID 1 and the rebuild LED is blinking please wait for the rebuild process to complete If the rebuild LED is still blinking after more than 48 hours...

Page 12: ...this equipment does cause harmful interference with radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference...

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