OWC Mercury Elite Pro Performance RAID

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Performance RAID

Enclosure Kit


Mfr P/N: OWCMEPQ946QL2 OWC SKU: OWCMEPQ946QL2

"Add Your Own SATA Hard Drives"

  • 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
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When you want high style in high performance storage, look no further than the Mercury Elite Pro Dual-Bay . With the highest quality chipset and drive mechanisms built into a shock resistant portable aluminum enclosure, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual-Bay is ready to go wherever you need an A/V, Digital Photography, Professional Music, Graphics, General Data, and Time Machine ready storage solution.
  • Supports two 3.5" SATA hard disk drives
  • RAID Support: RAID 0, 1, SPAN & Independent Mode
  • Up to 64MB data buffer
  • Up to 10,000RPM speeds
  • Oxford 946 chipset
  • Cool Blue drive activity indicator LED
  • Super quiet operation
  • Shock resistant aluminum enclosure
  • All connector cables included

Professional Grade Plug and Play Data Storage/Backup Performance with Superior Convenience and Reliability

With two 3.5" Serial ATA (1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, and 6.0Gb/s) hard drives offering massive storage capacity with up to 3TB per bay (3.0TB x 2), the latest Oxford chipset, and a Multi-Interface of FireWire 800/FireWire 400/ USB 2.0/eSATA connectivity, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual-Bay Multi-Interface Performance RAID Solution delivers up to 300MB/s data transfer speeds for demanding data storage and backup needs.
  1. OWC Note: OWC recommends that all drives used in RAID configurations be identical for best performance. For recommended hard drives, please click on the product specs tab below. Please make sure that the drives you wish to use with this enclosure are compatible.

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  • (1) External OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Bay Hard Drive
  • (1) 36" High Quality Double-Shielded eSATA Connecting Cable
  • 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.

    Drive Bays

    • 2 bays supporting: 3.5-inch SATA drives

    Storage Interface

    • SATA

    RAID Capable

    • Yes

    RAID Levels Supported

    • RAID 0
    • RAID 1
    • SPAN
    • JBOD

    RAID Features

    • Hardware RAID

    Device Ports

    • (1) USB 2.0 Port
    • (1) eSATA 3 Gb/s Port (supports port multiplier)
    • (2) FireWire 800 Ports
    • (1) FireWire 400 Port

    Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)

    • USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s)
    • USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s)
    • eSATA Rev 2.x : Up to 3Gb/s (or 375MB/s)
    • eSATA Rev 1.x : Up to 1.5Gb/s (or 187.5MB/s)
    • FireWire 800 : Up to 800Mb/s (or 100MB/s)
    • FireWire 400 : Up to 400Mb/s (or 50MB/s)

    Chipset / Controller

    • Oxford 936DS

    MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)

    • Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Contact Start Stops

    • Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Mac OS Compatibility

    • Mac OS 8.6
    • Mac OS 9.0
    • Mac OS 9.1
    • Mac OS 9.2
    • Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
    • Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
    • Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
    • Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
    • Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
    • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
    • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
    • Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
    • Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
    • OS X 10.9 Mavericks
    • OS X 10.10 Yosemite
    • OS X 10.11 El Capitan
    • macOS 10.12 Sierra

    PC OS Compatibility

    • Windows 98 SE
    • Windows 2000
    • Windows ME
    • Windows XP
    • Windows XP 64-bit Edition
    • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    • Windows Vista
    • Windows 7 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 7 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 8 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 8 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
    • Windows 10 32-bit Edition
    • Windows 10 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Server 2019
    • Windows Server 2022
    • Windows 11

    Other OS Compatibility

    • Linux

    External Power Adapter

    • Yes

    Power Supply

    AC Input

    • 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 1.5A

    DC Output

    • +12V, 5A

    Cooling

    • (1) cooling fan

    Security Slot

    • Yes

    Power Button

    • Yes

    Power/Activity LED

    • Yes

    Housing Color

    • Aluminum

    Housing Material

    • Aluminum

    Dimensions

    • Height: 13.4 cm (5.3 in)
    • Length: 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
    • Width: 7.3 cm (2.9 in)

    Weight

    • 1.4 kg (3.00 lbs)

    Ambient Temperature

    • Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
    • Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Altitude

    • Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
    • Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Humidity

    • Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
    • Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Shock

    • Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
    • Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

    Noise

    • Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
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    Good enclosure

    Installing the drives was straightforward except that removing the inner chassis from the out housing required more force than expected. Don't forget to change the jumpers if you want JBOD mode. Drives were recognized as un-initialized the first time connected to my Mac. Be careful, easy to tip over the unit. Very quiet operation. Blue activity LED is quite intense--a bit much for my HTPC application. Need to disassemble and do something about it. Overall, very satisfied but waiting to see how it holds up over the longer term.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

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    Verified PurchaseVerified Purchase.
    Jun, 19 2013 
    • From:Oakville, ON
    • Experience:Power User
    • Owned Product:less than a month

    Good match...

    ..for my two 2TB drives. I searched and searched and do not know why I did not locate this enclosure sooner. It was the only one that had all of the features I needed at an affordable price. I've had my two 2TB Samsung drives in separate enclosures attached to a 2007 Mac Mini for approx two years now so it was nice to finally be able to store them in one attractive enclosure. Although I do not need to use any of the RAID options at the moment, it is nice to know they are available. The only two issues I have with it are: 1) fan noise and 2) when connected via firewire, the drives do not spin down when the Mac goes to sleep. Fortunately, this is not the case with USB. I am unable to test other computers but I've been through enough enclosures to know that it is probably not fault of the Mini . Whenever the new Minis arrive, I will soon be able to test it over firewire 800.

    I would recommend this product to a friend!

    Verified Purchase
    Verified PurchaseVerified Purchase.
    Sep, 8 2012 

      Just what I needed

      I was looking for a way to host my iTunes video library through a Mac Mini server. I wanted something that provided RAID 1 for data integrity and has fast FireWire connection. This product provided all of that. The setup was easy with only a tweak of the dip switches. The drives are chugging away with issue! The only draw back is the fan is a little loud. Not a huge issue for me as the equipment is in my basement.

      I would recommend this product to a friend!

      Verified Purchase
      Verified PurchaseVerified Purchase.
      May, 25 2012 

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