Either build it yourself as a 500GB external or upgrade your existing internal SATA hard drive to the larger & faster Western Digital 500GB drive and move the drive you upgraded from into the OWC Mercury Pro enclosure.
Prosoft
Engineering® Data Backup for
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NovaBACKUP® Solution for Windows® NovaBACKUP has been helping millions of users recover
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Intech® SpeedTools
Utilities™ Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools
consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application
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control of each individual component utility, such as Disk
Defrag and QuickBack. An easy-to-use installation and removal
application is provided to make installation a snap, yet
powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility
component set you would like to create. An $89.95 Value, FREE!
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 Energy-efficient storage for power-friendly PCs
Balanced power and performance for desktop computing
The Deskstar™ P7K500 hard drive provides an exceptional blend of power efficiency and performance making it an ideal solution for consumer and enterprise power-friendly PCs. Leveraging sixth-generation power management technology as well as power-saving innovations pioneered on Hitachi’s popular 2.5-inch line of notebook PC hard drives, this new breed of desktop drive delivers best-in-class power management and thermal emissions to help manufacturers meet energy compliance targets and extend drive life.
Power efficiency helps manufacturers deliver ENERGY STAR® 4.0 compliant systems
The ENERGY STAR 4.0 specifications are recognized around the world as a way of identifying energy-efficient PCs and other office equipment. PCs that meet the ENERGY STAR 4.0 criteria are expected to become increasingly required by government agencies, corporations and consumers. Some corporations are choosing to purchase ENERGY STAR PCs as part of their “green” initiatives. The Deskstar P7K500 hard drive delivers industry-leading low-power consumption – up to 40 percent operational power savings over previous generation products – contributing to a reduction in overall system power requirements which helps PC manufacturers achieve ENERGY STAR ratings. Additionally, less power required by the hard drive means more power budget available in an ENERGY STAR PC for additional features and functions.
Robust technology and configuration flexibility
Featuring a choice of Parallel ATA or Serial SATA interface options to meet the needs of many design configurations, the Deskstar P7K500 is also built using the industry’s most reliable perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) techniques to maximize capacity, performance and field reliability.
Highlights
Up to 40 percent operational power savings over previous generation products
Capacities up to 500GB ¹
Built on industry’s most reliable PMR technology
Choice of Parallel ATA interface
Applications
Consumer & commercial computers
Personal storage
PC gaming
Deskstar P7K500 Specifications
Model(s)
HDP725050GLAT80
Interface
PATA-133
Capacity (GB)¹
500
Data heads (physical)
4
Data disks
2
Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. in.)
185
Performance
Data buffer (MB)²
8
Rotational speed (RPM)
7200
Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max)
1138
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max)
133
Reliability
Error rate (non-recoverable, bits read)
1 in 1014
Starts/stops (at 40° C)
50,000
Availability 3 (hrs/day x days/wk)
24x7
Warranty
3-year Manufacturer Warranty
Acoustics
Idle (Bels, typical)
2.6 (2 disk) 2.8 (1 disk)
Power
Requirement
+5 VDC (±5%)
+12 VDC (±10%)
Startup current (A, max.)
2.0 (+12V), 1.1 (+5V)
Idle (W)
4.5 (2 disk) 3.3 (1 disk)
Physical size
z-height (mm)
26.1
Dimensions (width x depth, mm)
101.6 (±0.25) x 147
Weight (typical, g, max.)
550
Environmental (operating)
Ambient temperature
0° to 60° C
Relative humidity (non-condensing)
8% to 90%
Shock (half-sine wave)
70
Vibration, random (G RMS 5 to 500 Hz)
0.67 (XY)
Environmental (non-operating)
Ambient temperature
-40° to 70° C
Relative humidity (non-condensing)
5% to 95%
Shock (half sine wave)
350
Vibration (random) (RMS)
1.04 (XYZ)
One GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may be less.
Portion of buffer capacity used for drive firmware
Intended for low duty cycle, non mission-critical applications in PC, nearline, and consumer electronics environments, which may vary from application to application
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.
High Performance, High Reliability, High Portability, and Style are standard
for the OWC Mercury Elite -AL Series!
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Outstanding Features:
High Performance: The High-Speed Oxford 911 Plus FW 400 and Prolific 2507 USB 2.0 chipsets can be combined with the fastest drive mechanisms available give Mercury Elite -AL Solutions some of the fastest single drive transfer rates possible, even exceeding 40 Megabytes Per Second!
High Reliability: A Top-Notch Design and the Best Components ensure the Mercury Elite -AL Series is Built to Last.
High Portability: The Compact and Shock Resistant Design has the Mercury Elite Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite -AL series offers (2) FireWire 400(1394A) ports and (1) USB 2.0+1.1 Port for Easy Plug and Play on virtually ANY system with a FireWire Port!
Style: Designed to compliment any user's system, the Mercury Elite -AL was created in mind with the Power Macintosh G5 system as a starting point. As the pictures show, it's a fine storage solution for any computer. Also, a blue activity LED compliments the design recessed behind the front grille showing when your drive is being accessed.
From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Series has been designed to be
everything you'd hope for and more!
All OWC Mercury FireWire hard drives are fully compatible with these systems
Apple OS X 10.1.x and later - including the latest 10.4.x Tiger, Apple Mac OS 8.6 and Later.
Windows ME and Later.
Product Specifications:
Chipset:
FireWire: Custom Oxford 911 Plus FW400(1394A)
USB: Prolific PL-2507 USB2.0/1.1
Interfaces Supported:
FireWire 400 (1394a)
USB 2.0
USB 1.1
Port Configuration:
FireWire 400 - (2) 6 pin ports
USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin port
Maximum Data
Transfer Rate:
FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
Macintosh System Requirements:
FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 3rd party PCI FireWire interface card running Mac OS 10.1 or later. USB 2.0 requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
USB 1.1: Macintosh with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Mac OS 8.6 or later.
Windows System
Requirements:
FireWire 400: Windows system with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI FireWire 400 card. FireWire 400 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
USB 2.0: Windows system with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 2.0 card. USB 2.0 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
USB 1.1: Windows system with USB 1.1 interface, either built in or via 3rd party PCI USB 1.1 card. USB 1.1 requires Windows ME, 2000 or XP.
Power Supply:
100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching
External Case Dimensions:
9.0 x 2.1 x 5.8 in. / 229 x 53 x 147 mm (LxWxH)
Drive Weight
(no accessories):
Approximately 3.0 pounds (1.36kg)
Operating Environment:
Temperature:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Relative humidity:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Vibration:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
MTBF:
Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Warranty:
One Year Warranty
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This OWC Mercury Elite 400 drive enclosure includes:
