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OWC MerCury raCk PrO IntrOduCtIOn

1.4.1 Buttons

The “Power On/Oﬀ” and “Set/Mute”

buttons are inside the front door on

the left side. The SET/MUTE button

is used for setting the RAID modes

(covered in Section 1.7, RAID Set-

tings) and disabling the audible

alarm when there is a drive failure.

1.4.2 LED Drive Bay Indicators

Each drive bay has a multicolor LED indicator.

Power:

•Oﬀ = power oﬀ

•Blue = power on

•Pink = power on (advanced format drives)

Access:

•Flashing purple = drive being accessed

Rebuild:

•Blinking red = rebuilding RAID array

•Solid red = faulty drive

Power Input

eSATA

FW400

USB 3.0

FW800

1.5 REAR VIEW

1.5.1 Connection

1. Plug the power cable into the wall and into the OWC Mercury Rack Pro.

2. Connect the eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB 3.0 cable – appropriate for the

interface that your computer supports – into the drive and computer. (eSATA or USB

3.0 interfaces are recommended for maximum performance)

NOTE:

•Only one interface (eSATA, FW800, FW400, USB 3.0) at a time can be used. When more

than one interface cable is connected, the fastest interface has priority.

•For the safe removal of your drive and to assure that no data is lost, always eject or un-

mount the drive from your operating system before powering oﬀ.

•In order for the computer to access volumes larger than 2TB, the operating system

needs to support large volumes (e.g., Windows Vista or Mac OS X 10.4 and above).

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