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2.0TB OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 eSATA,FireWire 800+USB 2.0 1U 4-Bay SATA Desktop RAID Solution with selectable RAID 0,1,5,10 Hardware RAID Mode, NRAID Span Options. Oxford 936 chipset, 3 Year Warranty. (OWCMEQX2T2.0S) Special Offer: Buy Prosoft Drive Genius v2.2.x(Latest) for only $29 with this qualifying storage item, That's 70% Off Retail! Offer will be shown in basket once this item is added.	Same Day	$529.99

Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2
2.0TB "Quad Interface" 4 Bay Professional Grade Performance RAID Solution

The Ultimate Blend of Professional Performance and Convenience

Four 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA I/II) hard disk drives in a brushed aluminum enclosure with Hardware RAID setting flexibility and up to 300MB/s data transfer speed for high performance data storage and redundancy.

User Selectable Hardware RAID Settings
Thanks to a front panel selector switch, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 enables easy configuration of the Hardware RAID settings - NRAID, 0, 1, 5, 10 - so you can select the best combination of speed, capacity, redundancy, or any combination of the three.

Re-builds without a computer connection!

RAID 1, 5, 10 enables you to keep working even if one drive fails!

NRAID (Span)
Combines capacity of two or more drives of varying size without any RAID data distribution scheme into one logical desktop volume.

RAID 0 (Stripe)
Data is split into blocks over two or more drives at same time for high speed and large capacity.

RAID 1 (Mirror)
Data is written at same time to two drives only for highest level of data safety and redundancy.

RAID 5 (Stripe with Parity)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating redundancy over three or more drives for the best combination of speed, capacity, and redundancy. The "Quad Interface" 4 Bay Enterprise Class Performance RAID Solutions are pre-configured as RAID 5.

RAID 10 (1+0)
Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives for fast redundancy.


	Time Machine ready means that our external hard drives keep an up-to-date copy of all of your files and documents under OS X Leopard™. Go back in time to recover anything with ease.
	"Fast, Quiet and Nicely Priced."- The Mac Observer
	"This Thing Screams Quality and Speed!" - Sven Raferty, SvenOnTech
	"The QX2 ... Operated Flawlessly in All Modes, With Excellent Performance." - Lloyd Chambers, diglloyd

From day one, the OWC Mercury Elite Series has been designed to be everything you'd hope for and more!

The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 includes:
Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 "Quad Interface" 4-Bay RAID Solution 39" High Quality Double Shielded eSATA connecting cable 72" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable) 68" High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable) 76" High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable UL listed power cord 2 keys for front panel lock Over 2GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed Prosoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only) Carbon Copy Cloner© for Mac OS X 10.4 or later

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Product Specifications:

Chipset:

Oxford 936QSE chipset

Interfaces Supported:

eSATA (SATA-II) [See Supported eSATA card list below]
FireWire 800 (1394B)
FireWire 400 (1394A)
USB 2.0

RAID / JBOD Support:

RAID 0,1,5,10 Hardware RAID Mode, and NRAID Span Options
Solutions are pre-configured as RAID 5 for optimum speed, protection & capacity

Drive Rotation Speed:

7200RPM

Data Buffer:

16MB per drive, 64MB total for the solution

Port Configuration:

eSATA - 1 eSATA port
FireWire 800 (1394B) - (2) 9 pin ports
FireWire 400 (1394A) - (1) 6 pin port
USB 2.0 - (1) "A" port

Maximum Data
Transfer Rate:

eSATA - 3.0Gbit (or 300MB/sec)
FireWire 800 (1394B) - 800Mbps (or 100MB/sec)
USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)
FireWire 400 (1394A) - 400Mbps (or 50MB/sec)

Macintosh System Requirements:

Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM
Apple® OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, 10.0.x or later and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port
Apple® OS X 10.2.8 or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400 port, or eSATA port

Windows System Requirements:

Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM
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

Software Included:

Recommended eSATA Cards:
Cards that OWC has tested and
qualified for the Qx2

eSATA Extender Cables for Mac Pro
	Newer Technology eSATA Extender Cable Adapter for Mac Pro (NWTMPQXES2)	PRICE: $24.95 SHIPS: Same Day

PCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops and Towers
	Other World Computing 2 port PCI-e SATA 3G Host Adapter - for Mac Pro, G5 PCIe systems. (OWCPCIESATA2)	PRICE: $47.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	Sonnet Technology Tempo SATA E2P Serial ATA Host Adapter Card (STITSATAIIE2P)	PRICE: $48.97 SHIPS: Same Day
	CalDigit FASTA-2e 2 port PCI-e SATA 3G Host Adapter (CDGFASTA2E)	PRICE: $67.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	Firmtek Seritek/2SE2-E PCI Express (PCIe) Serial ATA Adapter (FTKSATA2SE2E)	PRICE: $99.95 SHIPS: Same Day
	DAT Optic PCIe 8x 4 Channel eSATA host adapter (DOIESATAPCIE8)	PRICE: $167.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	HighPoint RocketRaid 2314 PCI-Express eSATA 4 Port RAID Controller Card (HPTRR2314)	PRICE: $195.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	FirmTek SeriTek/2ME4E Four-Port External PCI-Express Host Adapter. (FTKSATA2ME4E)	PRICE: $198.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P Serial ATA Host Adapter for PCI Express (STITSATAIIE4P)*	PRICE: $267.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	HighPoint RocketRaid 2522 PCI-Express x8 eSATA 2 Port mini SAS RAID Controller Card (HPTRRAID2522)	PRICE: $392.99 SHIPS: 2 Days
	HighPoint RocketRaid 3522 PCI-Express x8 mini-SAS 2 Port RAID Controller Card (HPTRRAID3522)	PRICE: $579.99 SHIPS: Same Day

PCI for Desktops and Towers
	FirmTek SeriTek/2SE4 Four-Port External PCI-X Host Adapter W/ Port Multiplier (FTKSATA2SE4)	PRICE: $199.00 SHIPS: Same Day

ExpressCard/34 for Laptops
	OWC ExpressCard/34 eSATA SATA I/II ExpressCard/34 Adapter (OWCEXP34SATA2P1)	PRICE: $19.99 SHIPS: Same Day
	APIOTEK EXTREME Dual eSATA SATA I/II Express Card 34 Adapter (APIEC0003D)	PRICE: $39.99 SHIPS: Same Day

* Note: there are known issues using this card with RAID 5 mode. User may experience drive dismounting when a drive failure occurs. Replacing with a new drive, the Qx2 will rebuild the newly installed drive with no loss of data.

Power Supply:

Internal US/International AutoSwitching (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
Protection: OCP, OVP, Short
Input: AC 100-260V, 50Hz/60Hz
Output: DC +5V/8.4Amp +12V/6Amp (12V peak current 4Amp/10sec)

External Case Dimensions:

5.31" (W) x 9.65" (D) x 6.96" (H)

Enclosure Weight
(no accessories):

Approximately 8.6 pounds (3.9kg)

Operating Environment:

Temperature:

(operating) 5°C - 55°C (41°F - 131°F)
(non-operating) -40°C - 65°C (-40°F - 149°F)

Relative humidity:

(operating) 8% - 90% RH (Non-condensing)
(non-operating) 5% - 95% RH (Non-condensing)

Shock:

(operating) 65G 2mS (non-operating) 175G 2mS

Vibration:

(operating) 1.0G (5 - 300Hz) (non-operating) 5.0G (5 - 500Hz)

Warranty:

OWC 3 Year Solution Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur – OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

For more information about the OWC 3 Year Solution warranty, click here.
Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of OWC's 3 year Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.

Standard mechanisms:

4 x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12

Software Included

	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!

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!

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!

Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools consists of a suite of utilities managed by an application which administers 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, Intech SpeedTools is powerful enough to allow you to customize which utility component set you would like to create.
An $89.95 Value!

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