
2.3 Connections to Computer
Power Input
Voltage Switch
eSATA
USB 3.0
FW400
FW800
Cable Connections:
➀ Plug the power cable into the wall and into the OWC Mercury Rack Pro.
➁ Connect the eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 3.0 cable - appropriate for the
interface your computer supports - into the drive and computer. (eSATA recommended
for maximum performance)
If sold as a precongured solution, your OWC Mercury Rack Pro is preset as a RAID 5,
using the “Mac OS Extended” format and is ready to use. If you want to change this
conguration, please follow the instructions in Chapter 3 to do so.
A few precautions and notes when using your external storage device:
• Do not expose the product to water or humid conditions.
• Do not cover the enclosure’s ventilation holes.
• Only one interface (eSATA, FW800, FW400, USB 3.0) at a time can be used.
• When more than one interface cable is connected, the fastest interface has
priority. To use a dierent interface, dismount the drive from the computer via the
operating system, then disconnect the interface cable you are changing from rst
before connecting the new interface cable.
• Before connecting the device to your computer, install the drives, and set your
preferred RAID mode.
• For the safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost, always eject or
unmount the drive from your operating system before powering o. See section
4.2 for that procedure.
• In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, the Operating
System need to support large volumes (e.g.: Windows Vista 32bit/64bit or Mac OS
X 10.4 and above).
OWC Mercury Rack Pro Chapter 2 - System Setup
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