OWC Mercury Series User Manual

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Formatting Steps: 10.11-10.12
Step 1 – from the macOS Utilities window, select the Disk Utility option and click Continue. If you’re using 10.11 the utilities window will
say ‘OS X Utilities’ but the options presented will be the same.
Step 2 – in the sidebar area at left, select the icon or label for the physical disk (item A below). Note: some SSDs may also include a
factory-formatted volume, listed beneath the physical disk item; this factory volume — or any others on the drive — will be permanently
erased during this process.
Step 3 – click the ‘Erase’ button (item B below) to continue.

OWC Mercury Series Specifications

General

Form Factor	2.5-inch
Enclosure Material	Aluminum
Capacity	120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 1TB
Category	SSD
Warranty	3 years

Summary

Start with Internet Recovery

Recovery Option 1: Cmd-Opt-R (Recommended)

Reinstall macOS or OS X using Cmd-Opt-R for the latest compatible OS version.

Recovery Option 2: Cmd-R

Reinstall macOS or OS X using Cmd-R for the most recently installed OS version.

Formatting the SSD

Formatting Steps: 10.13-10.15

Detailed steps for erasing and formatting the SSD for macOS 10.13 to 10.15.

Formatting Steps: 10.11-10.12

Formatting Steps: 10.7-10.10

OS Install Methods & Data Migration

Option 1: Reinstall the OS + Migration Assistant

Install a clean macOS and migrate data using Migration Assistant.

Option 2: (Full) Restore From Time Machine Backup

Option 3: Full Restore from Carbon Copy Cloner