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OWC ThunderBlade

Mac & PC Setup

MAC & PC SETUP

2.1 Mac Formatting & SoftRAID

The pre-installed SSDs have been formatted as a Journaled HFS+ volume for Mac, and

congured as a RAID 0 using the SoftRAID application. We recommend you download

the application at go.owcdigital.com/softraid and install the latest version to get the

best performance. Note: the SoftRAID serial number is on the bottom of the device,

and the companion driver will be installed with the application.

2.2 Windows Formatting Process

Note: all data on the OWC ThunderBlade will be lost when following the steps below.

Back up all important data before proceeding.

1. Download the ThunderBlade Tools application. Once you have the le, run the

installer and follow the prompts.

2. Connect your ThunderBlade SSD. This will launch the newly installed application

and display a dialog like the one shown below.

If instead you see a dialog that states your ThunderBlade has already been set up

for Windows (below), you can close the application window and skip the remaining

steps. Your ThunderBlade is ready for use!

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OWC THUNDERBLADE Specifications

General

NVMe	Yes
Interface	PCI Express 3.0
Read speed	2800 MB/s
Write speed	2450 MB/s
SSD capacity	8000 GB
SSD form factor	M.2
Wi-Fi	No
USB version	-
USB connector	USB Type-C
USB ports quantity	2
Thunderbolt version	3
USB connector gender	Female
Certification	CE, FCC, RoHS
Product color	Black
Housing material	Aluminum
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 90 %
Cables included	Thunderbolt
Product type	SSD enclosure
RAID levels	0, 1, 4, 5, 10
Storage drive size	M.2 \
Installed storage drive type	SSD
Number of storage drives supported	4
Chipset	Intel® DSL6540
Noise level	0 dB
Data transfer rate	40 Gbit/s
Power source type	DC
AC adapter frequency	50/60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current	4.8 A
AC adapter output voltage	15 V