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Changes

The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have 

been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Other World Computing assumes no liability resulting 

from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Other World Computing 

reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without 

obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes.

FCC Statement:

Warning! Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this device.

NOTE:

 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment 

is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if 

not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required 

to correct the interference at his own expense.

NOTE: 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-

tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with 

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference 

will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, 

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by 

one or more of the following measures: 

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Health And Safety Precautions

• Use proper anti-static precautions while performing the installation of your hard drives into this drive enclosure. Failure to 

do so can cause damage to your drive mechanisms, and / or the hard drive enclosure.

• Read this User’s Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device.

• Do not open your hard drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid 

any risk of electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. Your hard drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If 

it appears to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified Other World Computing Technical Support representative.

• Never expose your device to rain, or use it near water, or in damp or wet conditions. Never place objects containing liquids 

on the drive, as they may spill into its openings. Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire or personal 

injury.

General Use Precautions:

• Do not expose the hard drive to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F). Doing so may damage the 

drive or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window). 

Inversely, placing your drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit.

• Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended 

period of time. Otherwise, there is an increased risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting or fire.

• Use only the power supply shipped with the device.

• Do not use the hard drive near other electrical appliances such as televisions, radios or speakers. Doing so may cause inter-

ference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products.

• Do not place the drive near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic 

interference can affect the operation and stability of your hard drive.

• Do not place heavy objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on it.

• Never use excessive force on your drive. If you detect a problem, consult the Troubleshooting section in this manual.

• Protect your hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. Dust can build up inside the device, increas-

ing the risk of damage or malfunction.

• Other World Computing recommends the use of normal glass cleaning products to keep the high lustre finish at it’s finest 

with this product. Be sure to not get any moisture inside the holes and if you do, allow time to air dry before use.

 • Do not block the ventilation outlets on the rear of the drive. These help to keep your drive cool during operation. Blocking 

the ventilation outlets may cause damage to your drive and cause an increased risk of short-circuiting or fire.

OWCMANFWRACK

OWC Mercury Rack Pro

4 Bay Storage Enclosure

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Mercury Rack Pro 4 Bay Storage Enclosure

Page 1: ...different from that to which the receiver is connected Health And Safety Precautions Use proper anti static precautions while performing the installation of your hard drives into this drive enclosure...

Page 2: ...nclosures 8 How to NOT hook up your enclosure what NOT to do 9 Chapter 5 Using with a Macintosh 10 Setting up as JBOD 4 individual hard drives 11 Setting up as RAID 0 2 hard drives striped for perform...

Page 3: ...shooting Try and confirm the problem is with the hard drive If you have a sec ond Macintosh computer move the drive to that system and verify that the drive does not function with that machine Visit o...

Page 4: ...n the desktop or in the dock using Mac OS X Your drive is now safe to power off and unhook Realize that you have up to 4 drives to dismount with this 4 bay unit make sure all drives are disconnected b...

Page 5: ...S Requirements Mac Compatible with all Apple OS Versions 8 5 through 9 2 x Apple OS X 10 0 3 and higher including OS X Leopard 10 5 x Windows Compatible with Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Any OS o...

Page 6: ...owing pages you will see the different methods used to connect the drive solu tion to your computer Cable Connections Chapter 4 Drive Icons Now that you have your new OWC Mercury Elite Rack Pro config...

Page 7: ...on 3 Connect to separate FireWire 800 interfaces such as a built in FireWire 800 port AND a PCI PCIe FireWire 800 card Use the 2 included cables to connect one cable to each of these inter faces doubl...

Page 8: ...ows you to maximize the performance of the storage solution even though you do not have two identical interfaces Check Perform a quick format and choose which file system you want to use NTFS is defau...

Page 9: ...a transfer speeds but it is possible to connect multiple units together in the described method The maximum volume size will automatically be prompted in the box at the bottom If you wish to adjust th...

Page 10: ...damage to the unit can occur You also cannot hook both the FireWire 800 and USB 2 0 connection to the computer on the same bridge card Once again data loss and damage to the computer can occur You wil...

Page 11: ...your desktop RAID 0 1 This method is a bit different than the above two methods as it uses a piece of software that is included with this bundle SoftRAID SoftRAID combines two Stripe RAID 0 volumes in...

Page 12: ...mes mount on your desktop Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Click on the start button and then Control Panel Step 3 Stripe RAID 0 Two volumes will mount on your desktop each made up of a high speed RAID 0 Stripe c...

Page 13: ...volumes listed Click on the first hard drive in the list that has no volume as shown above Step 4 Step 5 You will see the drive begin to format This will take up to 5 minutes to complete The format h...

Page 14: ...nue naming and formatting each of your drives You re all set Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Check Perform a quick format and choose which file system you want to use NTFS is default and recommended Click Next w...

Page 15: ...itches to the right of the USB port Make sure they are both on the RAID 0 position RIGHT Choose the connection method you desire USB FireWire 800 and power on the OWC Mercury Rack Pro enclosure You wi...

Page 16: ...l unformatted with no volumes listed Click on the first hard drive in the list that has no volume as shown above Step 4 Step 5 You will see the above box appear in the middle of the screen Right click...

Page 17: ...ase 1 pair of drives down 1 more pair to go Repeat on the 2nd set and you re all done Step 7 Step 6 Double click on Computer Management Click on Disk Management under the Storage subcategory Step 5 St...

Page 18: ...esktop Your solution should be configured properly to work the way that you ordered it right out of the box However if you decide you want to reconfigure or change the method you ordered please see th...

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