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OWC Mercury Elite Pro "Quad" eSATA / FireWire 800/400 + USB2 Hardware RAID Dual-Drive Enclosure Kit for Two SATA Hard Disk Drives. Oxford 936 chipset. All cables, software bundle included. Supports up to 3.0TB Drives! 1 Year Warranty. (MEPQ936AL2)
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OWC Mercury Elite Pro RAID
0GB Quad Interface Performance RAID
Mac / PC / eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1
"Add Your Own SATA Hard Drives"
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*
- Up to 64MB data buffer
- Up to 10,000RPM speeds
- Oxford 936DS 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 "Quad Interface" of FireWire 800/FireWire 400/ USB 2.0/eSATA connectivity, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual-Bay "Quad Interface" Performance RAID Solution delivers up to 300MB/s data transfer speeds for demanding data storage and backup needs.
OWC NOTE: This drive enclosure requires 3.5″ Serial ATA (SATA) drive mechanisms with the same part number and firmware version for proper RAID mode operation. 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. If you need an enclosure for an ATA/IDE hard drive, click here.
*Unit will arrive pre-configured for RAID 0. Changing the RAID level requires a Rosetta based software updater. This updater is compatible with machines running a Windows operating system or on machines running Mac OS X 10.3-10.6.8. Mac customers running OS X 10.7 (Lion) will not be able to change the RAID level unless they have access to a Mac running OS X 10.3-10.6.8 or to a Mac running a Windows operating system via Bootcamp.
Includes the Powerful SpeedTools Utility Suite for Mac
The comprehensive Mac utility used by professionals for accurate Mac diagnosis and maintenance.
Click the SOFTWARE tab below to learn more »
From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Series has been designed to be everything you'd hope for and more!
Includes
- External OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Bay Hard Drive
- 36" High Quality Double Shielded eSATA connecting cable (eSATA - eSATA)
- 36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
- 36" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
- 36" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable
- External AutoSwitching 100/240v 50/60Hz Power Adapter
- Mercury Elite Pro Dual-Drive Quad Assembly Manual (7.2MB PDF)
- Backup and Utility software CD
- Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only)
- ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
- NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
- Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- OWC 1 Year Solution Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time
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Product Specifications:
Chipset
- Custom Oxford 936DS eSATA / FW800 (1394B) / FW400(1394A) and USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible) Chipset
Supported Drive Type
- Supports Two 3.5" Serial ATA Drives (1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, and 6.0Gb/s) up to 3TB per bay (3.0TB x 2)
Drive Speed Support
- Up to 10,000RPM
Configurations supported*
- RAID 0 Performance Striping for maximum performance (requires two identical Hard Drives)
- Non-RAID Span mode combines the capacity of two drives of the same size without any RAID data distribution scheme into one logical volume. Will also combine the capacity of varying size drives based on the lowest capacity drive in the set.
- RAID 1 also supported, but we strongly recommend the NewerTech Guardian MAXimums for maximum RAID 1 performance requirements.
Interfaces Supported
- eSATA (SATA-II)
- FireWire 800 (1394B)
- FireWire 400 (1394A)
- USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible)
Port Configuration
- eSATA - 1 port
- FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports
- FireWire 400 - (1) 6 pin port
- USB 2.0/1.1 - (1) 5 pin port
Max Data Transfer Rate
- eSATA - 3.0 Gbit/s (or 300 MB/sec)
- FireWire 800 - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
- FireWire 400 - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)
- USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
- USB 1.1 - 12Mbps (or 1.5MB/sec)
Port/Interface Bootability
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Can I use this solution as external startup drive?
- eSATA: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- FireWire 800: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- FireWire 400: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
- USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info
Macintosh System Requirements
- Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
- Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later. Including ‘Lion’ 10.7.x and an available USB2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400 port, or eSATA port.
- Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.
Windows System Requirements
- Windows 98SE or later and an available FireWire 400 or USB 2.0/1.1 port.
- Windows 2000 or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400, or eSATA port.
Linux Requirements
- Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.
Software Included
- Intech® Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 – X only)
- ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
- NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
- Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Power Supply
- 5A 100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching
External Case Dimensions
- 2.9 in (W) x 9 in (D) x 5.3 in (H) (73mm x 229mm x 134mm)
Drive Weight (no accessories)
- Approximately 2.3 pounds (1.03kg) bare enclosure only
Product Manual
Recommended eSATA Cards
- Cards that OWC has tested and qualified for the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual
- eSATA Extender Cables for Mac ProPCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops
Operating Environment:
Temperature
- Dependant on mechanism installed
Relative Humidity
- Dependant on mechanism installed
Vibration
- Dependant on mechanism installed
MTBF (hours)
- Dependant on mechanism installed
Warranty
OWC 1 Year Solution Warranty
View more information about the OWC 1 Year Solution warranty
*Unit will arrive pre-configured for RAID 0. Changing the RAID level requires a Rosetta based software updater. This updater is compatible with machines running a Windows operating system or on machines running Mac OS X 10.3-10.6.8. Mac customers running OS X 10.7 (Lion) will not be able to change the RAID level unless they have access to a Mac running OS X 10.3-10.6.8 or to a Mac running a Windows operating system via Bootcamp.
Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n MEPQ936AL2 UPC#: 718122780075
Software
Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup 3 for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
Backup Made Easy. Data Backup makes it easy to backup to FireWire and USB drives, network drives, CDs
and even DVDs. Make schedules so you don't need to 'think' about backing up... It does it for you.
A $59.00 Value! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution
Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
CCC 3 features an interface designed to make the cloning and backup procedure very intuitive. In addition to
general backup, CCC can also clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an
exact replica of your source hard drive. CCC's block-level copy offers the absolute best fidelity in the industry!
View detailed software info
NovaStor NovaBACKUP® Solution for Windows®
NovaBACKUP has been helping millions of users recover from data loss and disasters for over 18 years. Feature rich,
NovaBACKUP provides a powerful backup solution. Built-in support for hundreds of the most popular storage devices and
a step-by-step backup and restore wizard makes NovaBACKUP extremely easy to use. Requires Windows 2000 or later.A $49.95 Value! View detailed software info
Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which controls the launching, documentation and version 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! View detailed software info, or click here to purchase software separately from solution
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