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OWC ThunderBlade

Support Resources

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3.3 Contacting Technical Support

Phone:

 M–F, 8am–5pm Central Time

(866) 692-7100 (N. America) | +1 (815) 338-4751 (Int’l)

Chat:

 M–F, 8am–8pm Central Time

www.owcdigital.com/support

Email:

 Answered within 48 hours

www.owcdigital.com/support

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.

PC users: if you have opened Disk Management but do not see the ThunderBlade 

SSDs listed, make sure you follow the steps in Section 2.2 of the online User Guide. 

Multiple permission steps are required for a PC to communicate properly with this 

device; skipping one or more of those steps may result in the disks not being visible in 

Disk Management.

3.2 About Data Backup

To ensure your files are protected and to prevent data loss, we strongly suggest that 

you keep two copies of your data: one copy on your OWC ThunderBlade and a second 

copy on either your internal drive or another storage medium, such as an optical 

backup, or on another external storage unit. Any data loss or corruption while using 

the ThunderBlade (including with SoftRAID) is the sole responsibility of the user, and 

under no circumstances may OWC, its parent, partners, affiliates, officers, employees, 

or agents be held liable for loss of the use of data including compensation of any kind 

or recovery of the data.

SUPPORT RESOURCES

Summary of Contents for THUNDERBLADE

Page 1: ...T H U N D E R B L A D E User Guide...

Page 2: ...g 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 Backu...

Page 3: ...s based on ambient light levels The LED has four segments one for each installed M 2 SSD When one or more of the SSDs are accessed the corresponding segments will blink blue While it is possible to co...

Page 4: ...OWC ThunderBlade Introduction 2 1 5 Front View 1 LED array power and disk activity 1 6 Rear View 2 Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports 3 Power input 4 Ambient light sensor do not cover 1 2 3 4...

Page 5: ...be installed with the application 2 2 Windows Formatting Process Note all data on the OWC ThunderBlade will be lost when following the steps below Back up all important data before proceeding 1 Downl...

Page 6: ...ed 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 Thu...

Page 7: ...ade SSDs listed make sure you follow the steps in Section 2 2 of the online User Guide Multiple permission steps are required for a PC to communicate properly with this device skipping one or more of...

Page 8: ...ly and follow the correct procedures when setting up the device Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the device To avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions ne...

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