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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual
Two-Bay RAID USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) + FireWire 800 External Storage Enclosure for 3.5-inch SATA Drives
Mfr P/N: MED3FR0GB OWC SKU: OWCMED3FR0GB
Highlights
- USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) and dual FireWire 800 connectivity
- Aluminum enclosure with low decibel fan
- Ships in RAID 0 for the fastest out-of-the-box performance
- Supports RAID 0, 1, Span and Independent configurations
- 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Speed, Security, Performance
The hardware RAID workhorse
Performance by design
Support you can trust
Includes
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- (1) OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual External Storage Enclosure
- (1) 0.6M (24") USB-A to USB-B Cable
- (1) 0.3M (12") 1394B FireWire 800 Cable (9-Pin to 9-Pin)
- (1) External Power Supply and Power Cable
- (1) Quick Start Guide for OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) + eSATA
- (1) Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) + eSATA
- 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.
Specs
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Drive Bays
- 2 bays supporting: 3.5-inch SATA drives
Plug and Play
- Yes
RAID Capable
- Yes
Default RAID Level
- RAID 0
RAID Levels Supported
- RAID 1
- SPAN
- JBOD
- RAID 0
RAID Features
- Hardware RAID
Device Ports
- (1) USB 3.0 Port
- (2) FireWire 800 Ports
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 : Up to 5Gb/s (or 625MB/s)
Chipset / Controller
- JMicron JMS562 / JMicron JMB355
Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Mac OS Compatibility
- 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
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- macOS 15.x Sequoia
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2003 R2
- Windows Home Server
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows Home Server 2011
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
Other OS Compatibility
- Linux Kernel 2.6.31 or later
External Power Adapter
- Yes
Power Supply
- External UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
- Need an additional power supply? Secondary/replacement power supplies are also available.
AC Input
- 100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz
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: 13.5 cm (5.3 in)
- Length: 22.7 cm (8.9 in)
- Width: 7.1 cm (2.8 in)
Weight
- 1000.0 g (2.20 lbs)
Reach Certification
- Yes
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 41°F to 107.6°F (5°C to 42°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
- Booting in RAID 0, RAID 1, and SPAN mode are supported via both USB 3.2 and FireWire 800. FireWire 800 also supports Independent mode booting.
- When connected via USB, and booting in Independent mode, the following limitations apply: When both drives are installed, only the disk connected to Port 2 is bootable. If only one drive is installed, the disk will boot regardless of which port it is connected to. Please check the Assembly Manual & User Guide for more details.
Videos
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Hard Drive Install Video
Customer Reviews
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Installing the drives was simple, it works as it should and looks good sitting with my 5,1
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:Reaper071809
Thank you WittyLizard-45137 for taking your time to leave your review and feedback! WE are thrilled to hear that your drive installation was simple and that everything is working as it should! Also, we would have to agree that it does look pretty good on your desk. Thank you for sharing that photographs with us! Looks clean and sleek. We hope you continue to enjoy your new drive! We hope this reply finds you well and that you have a wonderful day!
Instructions (the words portion) for installing first drive were bass-ackwards. I twisted the drive around so that cables were oriented according to the written words, but the photo in the instructions indicated that I had the drive upside down. The sides of the enclosure are tight, so it was tricky getting the drive down past the ribbon cable that was wedged between the mounting brackets. Several tries later, I got the drive in without mangling and pinching the cables. Once the drive was installed, it was clear sailing. (My unit is set up as independent drives, not RAID). It works just fine, is relatively quiet. A week or so later, I ordered and received a second drive, which I was able to install without incident. Both drives work fine. The only negative is that daisy-chained FW enclosures downstream from this enclosure must all be turned ON for the FW bus to work in those units, whereas when I reverse-chained from those enclosures (both NewerTech units) to this, I did not have to turn those units on to have access to only this unit. Just something to be aware of when daisy-chaining FW units....
I would recommend this product to a friend!
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:FierceGecko-94421
Well I apologize for the difficulties installing the drive, glad to hear you were able to get it resolved, and thank you for the daisy-chaining tip as well!
Unable to get two large HD's (14TB) to stay on the desktop. Gave up and bought a second enclosure. One or the other hard drive would randomly dismount from desktop.
Verified Purchase.- Reviewer:chip-3137
