OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 Pro
Owner’s Manual
Using the 6 Pin FireWire Port on the OWC Mercury FireWire 800
We recommend that you only use the 6 pin FireWire port to connect
FireWire 400 devices (daisy chain), not with 6 pin to 9 pin FireWire
converter cables. It is always faster to connect devices to their native
ports on the computer, and using this port for any conectivity other than
as recommended will be detrimental to the speed the device operates at.
To disconnect or unhook your OWC Mercury hard drive, follow
these important steps to properly dismount your drive.
Windows Systems (all versions):
If you wish to disconnect your OWC
Mercury drive without shutting down your computer, you need to stop
the device with the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon, located on the right
side of the system tray. Your drive is now safe to power off and unhook.
Macintosh Systems (all versions):
If you wish to disconnect your
OWC Mercury drive without shutting down your computer, simply drag
the OWC Mercury drive icon to the trash can on the desktop (or, in the
dock using Mac OS X). Your drive is now safe to power off and unhook.
Share your Mac formatted drive with your PC using MacDrive
(optional purchase)
After installing MacDrive, your HFS+ Macintosh volume will mount as if
the drive were formatted in a native Windows format. MacDrive allows
you to use your OWC Mercury hard drive on either platform without
having to reformat or re-initialize the volume. We highly recommend this
software for anyone that is sharing data in a cross platform environment.
Reformatting your OWC Mercury Hard Drive
To reformat or re-initialize your OWC Mercury hard drive, visit our tech
center for directions using the OS you wish to format the drive with.
http://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/Load_Page.cfm?page=FAQ/manuals/
format/fwformat.html
Notes for use with older Macintosh systems
If you are using an older Macintosh system, or using a PCI FireWire card
to interface with the OWC Mercury FireWire drive, we recommend using
the included Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools to tune the drive for optimum
performance. Transfer errors or corruption can be avoided by using this
software. This is especially recommended if you are NOT using Mac OS X.
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Dantz Retrospect Express
To install and use the included Dantz Retrospect Express backup
software, please insert the CD and follow the included installation and
operation instructions on the CD.
