Description

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro

3.0TB Quad Interface Storage Solution

Mac / PC / eSATA / FireWire 800 / FireWire 400 / USB 2.0 & 1.1

High Performance, High Reliability, and High Portability are standard for the OWC
Mercury Elite Pro series!

Outstanding Features

High Performance

Our high-speed Oxford 944SE bridge chipset combined with the fastest SATA drive mechanisms available allow Mercury Elite-AL Pro Solutions to deliver the fastest single drive transfer rates possible, up to 300 Megabytes Per Second! With any drive up to 3.0TB!

High Reliability

A top-notch design and the best components ensure the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Series is built to last. The included three year warranty backs this up!

High Portability

The compact and shock-resistant design has the Mercury Elite-AL Pro Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro offers (1) eSATA, (2) FireWire 800(1394B), (1) FireWire 400(1394A), and (1) USB 2.0+1.1 ports for easy Plug and Play on virtually ANY system! Even the cables are included!

Style

Designed to compliment any user's system, the Mercury Elite-AL Pro was created in mind with the Mac Pro system as a starting point. As the pictures show, it's a fine storage solution for any computer. Also, a blue activity LED compliments the design recessed behind the front grille showing when your drive is being accessed.

OWC Note:

FireWire interface not supported/recommend by Windows OS due to 3.0TB limitation that severely affects data transfer speed performance.

Includes:

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro "Quad Interface" Hard Drive
90cm High Quality Double Shielded eSATA connecting cable (eSATA - eSATA)
90cm High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 800 connecting cable (9-9 Pin cable)
90cm High Quality Double Shielded FireWire 400 connecting cable (6-6 Pin cable)
90cm High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 connecting cable
External AutoSwitching 100/240v 50/60Hz Power Adapter
Vertical Stand
Owner's Manual
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
Over 1.5GB of Freeware/Shareware/Public domain software installed

Specifications:

Product Specifications:

Chipset

Oxford 944SE High-Performance Chipset

Standard Mechanism

3.0TB* Hitachi Deskstar™ 7K3000**

*1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.

**OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.

Drive Interface

SATA (Serial ATA)

Drive Cache Size

64 Megabyte (65,536k)

Drive Rotation Speed

7200RPM

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

eSATA: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. -
FireWire 800: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. -
FireWire 400: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. -
USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. -

Format

Pre-formatted for Mac OSX

Macintosh System Requirements

Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.0.x or later and an available USB 1.1 or FireWire 400 port.
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later and an available USB2.0/1.1, FireWire 800/400 port, or eSATA port.

Windows System Requirements

Windows XP (64-bit)* or later and an available USB 2.0/1.1 port**.
*Windows XP (32-bit) does not support 3.0TB drives.
**FireWire interface not supported/recommend for Windows OS.

ProTools Compatible

Yes.

Recommended eSATA Cards

Cards that OWC has tested and qualified for the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro
PCIe (PCI Express) for Desktops

NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Card

NewerTech MAXPower 6G eSATA RAID card w/ port multiplier.

Power Supply

3Amp 100-240v 50/60hz US/International Auto Switching -

External Case Dimensions

1.5 in (W) x 9 in (D) x 4.6 in (H)
38.1mm x 228.6mm x 139.7mm

Total Shipping Weight

Approximately 2.7 pounds (1.2kg)

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
Over 1.5GB of Freeware, Shareware, Public domain software installed

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

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

Vibration

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

MTBF (hours)

1,000,000

Load/Unload Cycles

300,000

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.

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.