OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO MINI User Manual

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Chapter 5 - Appendix
5.1 FAQ
Q: How do I format my storage solution?
A: OWC has detailed instructions online for most popular operating sys-
tems, located at: http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/formatting.cfm
Q: What le system should I choose when formatting my drive?
A: This will depend on how you want to use the drive, but in general we
recommend:
• Mac OS X : HFS + (Mac OS Extended)
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 : NTFS
• For cross-platform compatibility, FAT32 will work, but single le sizes are
limited to 4GB. Other options using 3rd party software exist but are not
covered here.
Q: Will the hard drive spin down when my computer goes to sleep or into
stand-by mode?
A: Yes, it will spin down to save energy. It will take about 30 seconds to ac-
cess your data after being in sleep or stand-by mode.
5.2 About Data Protection
To ensure that your les are protected and to prevent the loss of your data,
we strongly suggest that you keep two copies of your data: one copy on
your OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini, and a second copy on either your internal
hard drive or another storage medium, such as an optical backup, or on
a second external hard drive. Any data loss or corruption while using the
OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini is the sole responsibility of the user, and under
no circumstances will Other World Computing be held liable for compensa-
tion or the recovery of any lost data.
5 APPENDIX

OWC MERCURY ELITE PRO MINI Specifications

General

Compatible operating systems	Windows MacOS Linux
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial ATA
FireWire 400	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Cables included	eSATA, FireWire, USB
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90 %
Material	Aluminum
Product color	Silver
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	139.7 mm
Width	96.52 mm
Height	27.94 mm
Weight	330 g