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MERCURY ELITE PRO Qx2

INTRODUCTION

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1.4 FRONT VIEW

1.4.1 Front Features

1. Locking faceplate — 

Use the included keys to lock the faceplate for security, or re-

move the faceplate to gain access to the drive bays and configure the RAID mode.

2. LED indicators — 

See the following chart for information on the Qx2’s LEDs.

LED

COLOR QX2 ON

QX2

SLEEPING

DRIVE 

ACTIVITY

DRIVE BAD/

BAY EMPTY

DRIVE 

REBUILD

Power

Blue

Solid blue

Off

Solid blue

N/A

N/A

Drive

(A, B, C, D)

Green/

Orange

Solid green

(all four)

Off (all four)

Flashing 

green

Off

Flashing 

orange

1.5 REAR VIEW

1.5.1 Rear Features

1. Kensington® Security Slot —

 Connect a security tether here.

2. eSATA (3.0Gb/s) port —

 Attach an eSATA cable here. 

3. ON/OFF switch —

 Turn on and off the Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 here.

4. Power input —

 Connect the included power cable here.

5. FireWire 800 ports —

 Attach the included FireWire 800 cable to one of these ports 

and to your computer. Use the second port to daisy chain other FireWire 800 devices.

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Summary of Contents for Mercury Elite Pro Qx2

Page 1: ...M E R C U R Y E L I T E P R O Q X 2 Assembly Manual User Guide...

Page 2: ...Front Features 1 5 REAR VIEW 1 5 1 Rear Features DEVICE SETUP 4 2 1 HARD DRIVE INSTALLATION 2 2 QUICK START 2 2 1 OWC Drive Guide 2 3 RAID SETTINGS 2 3 1 Setting the RAID Mode 2 3 2 RAID Modes 2 4 CHA...

Page 3: ...s cable NOTE Hard drive screws included but not pictured 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL The images and descriptions may vary slightly between this manual and the unit shipped Functions and features may change...

Page 4: ...EBUILD Power Blue Solid blue Off Solid blue N A N A Drive A B C D Green Orange Solid green all four Off all four Flashing green Off Flashing orange 1 5 REAR VIEW 1 5 1 Rear Features 1 Kensington Secur...

Page 5: ...mode the Qx2 will turn off Only one interface USB 3 1 Gen 1 eSATA FireWire 800 at a time can be used For the safe removal of your drive and to ensure that no data is lost always eject or unmount the d...

Page 6: ...l the drive tray out 5 Set the drive tray as shown on your work surface If you are replacing an existing hard drive unscrew it from the drive tray at this time If your Qx2 was purchased without drives...

Page 7: ...a or formatting on the drives that you install in the Qx2 This is true of all modes except Independent Drive Mode See Section 2 3 2 for more information 2 3 RAID SETTINGS 2 3 1 Setting the RAID Mode I...

Page 8: ...o to Four Drives Installed Dial position 0 The drives show up as one large volume with a size equal to the combined capacities of all the drives used in the array RAID 0 is used when speed is the prim...

Page 9: ...o Qx2 is set to independent mode you can add or remove any drive without needing to create a new RAID set IMPORTANT NOTE To avoid data corruption it is essential to unmount all drives and turn off the...

Page 10: ...will flash orange Depending on the capacity of the drives being used the rebuild process will last from several hours to a few days Once the rebuild is complete the drive LED will turn green and flas...

Page 11: ...loss we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data one copy on your Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 and a second copy on your internal drive or another storage medium such as an optical backup or on...

Page 12: ...hard drives into this drive enclosure Failure to do so can cause damage to your drive mechanisms and or the hard drive enclosure Read this user guide carefully and follow the correct procedures when s...

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