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OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro

USER GUIDE

Summary of Contents for Mercury On-The-Go Pro

Page 1: ...OWC Mercury On The Go Pro USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...s 1 1 2 PC Requirements 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1 4 LED INDICATOR 1 5 REAR VIEW 1 5 1 Rear Features 2 SYSTEM SETUP 3 2 1 QUICK START 2 2 FUNCTIONALITY NOTES 3 APPENDIX 4 3 1 FORMATTING 3 2 UNMOUNTING DRIVES 3 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 3 4 ABOUT DATA BACKUP 3 5 ONLINE RESOURCES 3 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION ...

Page 3: ...roduct specifications 1 4 LED INDICATOR The Mercury On The Go Pro has a blue LED at the front The LED emits a solid blue light when the unit is powered on and flashes during drive activity Mercury On The Go Pro USB 3 0 cable Standard A to Micro B FireWire 800 1394b 9 9 pin cable Carrying case INTRODUCTION 1 1 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 1 1 Apple Mac Requirements FireWire 800 OS X 10 2 or later ...

Page 4: ...3 Power input Connect the optional 5V power adapter here sold separately 4 FireWire 800 ports Attach the included 9 9 pin FireWire 800 cable to one of these ports and to your computer Use the other FireWire 800 port to daisy chain other FireWire 800 devices NOTE Any device daisy chained off of the Mercury On The Go Pro must be powered by its own power supply The Mercury On The Go Pro does not supp...

Page 5: ...is designed to receive all needed power through the USB or FireWire cable therefore a separate power adapter is not necessary and not included For the few situations in which external power may be necessary an optional 5V power adapter is available at http eshop macsales com item OWC MOTGPWR If the Mercury On The Go Pro is daisy chained off of another FireWire device instead of being connected dir...

Page 6: ...ls i e Safe ly remove Click on this prompt 3 You will then see a message that says Safe to Remove Hardware It is now safe to disconnect the Mercury On The Go Pro from the computer 3 3 TROUBLESHOOTING Begin your troubleshooting by verifying that both ends of your cables are properly plugged into the computer and the Mercury On The Go Pro If the Mercury On The Go Pro is still not working properly tr...

Page 7: ...held liable for compensation or the recovery of any lost data 3 5 ONLINE RESOURCES Data Migration For a step by step walkthrough of our recommended method for migrating your data from an old drive to a new one go to http www macsales com migration FAQs Access our online collection of frequently asked questions for this and other products at http www macsales com FAQ 3 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOURS AND...

Page 8: ...nto 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 setting up the device Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the device To avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or danger ous emissions never insert any metallic object into the device If it ap...

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