Description

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID

8.0TB Quad Interface Performance RAID

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

High Performance, High Reliability, High Portability, and Style are standard for the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID Series!

Outstanding Features

High Performance

The High-Speed Oxford 946 eSATA / FireWire 800/400 & USB 2.0 chipset combined with the fastest SATA drive mechanisms available give Mercury Elite Pro -AL RAID Solutions some of the fastest single drive transfer rates possible, even exceeding 120 Megabytes Per Second!

High Reliability

A Top-Notch Design and the Best Components ensure the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID 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 Series going places! In addition, the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID series offers (1) eSATA port, (2) FireWire 800(1394B) ports, (1) FireWire 400 (1394A) port and 1 USB 2.0 port for Easy Plug and Play on ANY system! The OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID even includes all types of cables!

Style

Designed to compliment any user's system, the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro RAID was created in mind with the Power Macintosh G5 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.

Includes:

External OWC Mercury Elite-AL 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
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

Custom Oxford 946 eSATA / FW800 (1394B) / FW400(1394A) and USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible) Chipset

Interfaces Supported

eSATA (SATA-II)
FireWire 800 (1394B)
FireWire 400 (1394A)
USB 2.0 (1.1 Backwards compatible)

Recommended configurations supported

RAID 0 Performance Striping (default setting) for maximum performance (requires two identical Hard Drives).

Standard Mechanism

2 x 4.0TB* Hitachi Deskstar™ 5K4000**

*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 Rotation Speed

7200 RPM

Drive Cache Size

128 Megabyte (2 Drives with 64MB (65,536k) cache each)

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)

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)

More than 300,000 power-on hours

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.

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

Power Supply

5 Amp 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 5.8 pounds (2.63kg)