We thank you for your purchase of your new OWC Mercury
Elite FireWire 800 Pro hard drive and are happy to provide
you with one of the newest, fastest, and easiest ways to
add mass storage to your computer!
For more information about FireWire 400 and 800, please
visit our tech center at
http://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/index.cfm
Familiarize yourself with the connections on the back of the
OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 Pro hard drive - you
will need to use these to connect your new drive to your
computer.
Hardware Installation:
Installation of the hardware is simple on any platform.
1
. Plug the AC power cord into the wall and to the DC transformer.
2
. Plug the DC power cord into the OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 Pro.
3
. Connect the FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 cable - appropriate for the
interface your computer supports, into the drive and computer.
4
. Power on the OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 Pro.! You’re all set!
Note:
You may only have one computer directly connected to the drive
at a time. When using FireWire, the additional FireWire ports on the drive
may be used to interconnect additional FireWire devices.
Note:
If you are using FireWire 800 and add a FireWire 400 device to the
chain, all devices will be reduced to FireWire 400 performance.
Unpack your new OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800 Pro hard
drive and examine it’s contents.
Before starting, if your new OWC Mercury Elite FireWire 800
Pro is delivered under extreme hot or cold conditions, you
should allow the contents of the package to reach room
temperature prior to use.
Treat your new OWC Mercury product just like you do your
computer - keep it dry, out of direct sunlight, clean, and
avoid static electricity.
Installation / Setup Instructions
Macintosh Software Installation:
Mac OS X -
FireWire 400 or 800:
- Drivers not required. Proceed to
hardware installation.
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 - FireWire 400:
Insert the HDST CD and follow the
instructions provided by the installer. You may need to install Apple’s
FireWire drivers, see the OWC tech center for details.
Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2 does not support FireWire 800.
Windows Software Installation:
Windows - 98 & ME - FireWire 400:
Drivers not
required. For use with Windows 98SE or ME, it may be necessary to se-
lect the drive in the device manager and specify it as a removable drive.
Windows 2000/XP users will have to create a signature for the drive in
the Computer Management control panel.
Windows 98 and ME
do not support FireWire 800.
Windows - 2000 & XP - FireWire 400 or 800:
Drivers not required.
Proceed to hardware installation.
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