OWC
Mercury Helios
Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis
Mac / Thunderbolt
Tap Into Power of PCIe and Thunderbolt
The OWC Mercury Helios PCIe Expansion Chassis gives users of Thunderbolt port equipped computers like the Mac mini,
iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro the ability to tap into a wide variety of professional-level performance PCIe
cards that were once the sole domain of desktop workstations. Helios utilizes any half-length PCIe 2.0 card (up to 6.5") to provide a massive boost to your workflow.
Helios is fast and flexible with throughput up to 10Gb/s, and is the perfect solution for high-performance PCIe cards made for video capture/editing, media transcoding, audio processing, and data storage. Finally, users of portable and all-in-one computers can enjoy the functionality and productivity gains of these PCIe cards wherever their work takes them.
Outstanding Features
- Use any half-length (up to 6.5" long), full-height, single-width x1, x4 or x8 PCIe card via Thunderbolt technology.
- PCIe card expansion offers: up to 10Gb/s SSD data transfer, uncompressed HD video capture, 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, and more.
- Daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt devices and one Mini Display port at end of chain.
- Plug and Play...no drivers needed.*
- Ventilated cooling with a variable speed fan.
- Automatically powers on/off with your computer.
- Hot-pluggable...connect and disconnect while unit is on.**
- Bus-powers one Thunderbolt device that supports bus-powering.***
- Rugged yet lightweight aluminum housing can go anywhere your work takes you.
If your OWC or NewerTech brand product should require service during the warranty coverage period, we are committed to delivering the fastest possible service.
Upon receipt of your unit, OWC will make every attempt to service it and arrange shipping back to you all within 48 weekday (Monday-Friday) business hours, excluding U.S. national holidays. This warranty service timeframe does not include data recovery attempts, out of stock items/components, or upgrade/product replacements.
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OWC's Step-by-Step Install Video
Mercury Helios is fast and flexible with throughput up to 10Gb/s, and is the perfect solution to massively boost workflow productivity.
It's bootable with AHCI compliant cards and can daisy-chain up to six devices. Types of PCIe cards Helios can use include:
Fibre Channel • 10Gb Ethernet • RAID controller • Video capture • Digital audio • Solid State Drive • SAS
controllers such as the OWC Jupiter • and FireWire, USB 3.0, eSATA host adapter cards.
Click here for compatibility list.
* Thunderbolt-aware drivers may be needed for PCIe card.
** If any devices are connected to the PCIe card, make sure to properly remove them before disconnecting Helios.
*** Thunderbolt bus-powered device has to be the last device on the chain.
