OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.4 Port View & Cable Connections
➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅
The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini comes equipped with multiple
connection interfaces to ensure the maximum computer compatibility
and portability.
FireWire
The Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini features two FireWire 800 ports ➀ and one
FireWire 400 port ➁. FireWire 800 provides speeds up to 100 MB/sec and
FireWire 400 provides speeds up to 50 MB/sec.
The use of FireWire does not require any auxiliary power source as each port
carries enough bus power to run the Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini directly
from the computer’s FireWire port.
FireWire also has the ability to daisy-chain or connect multiple FireWire
devices together through one FireWire connection to the computer. OWC
recommends having only one bus-powered device in the chain due to the
limited amount of power a single FireWire port can provide. If a FireWire 400
device is chained with FireWire 800 devices, all devices will throttle down to
FireWire 400 speeds.
USB
The Mercury Elite Pro Dual mini features one USB mini port ➂ that provides
speeds up to 60 MB/s.
The USB connection cannot carry enough power for the Mercury Elite Pro
Dual mini, so the use of the optional AC power adapter is needed to con-
nect to the DC In power port ➅.
Please see Section 4.2: Tips for information on purchasing the optional AC
power adapter.
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