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OWC ThunderBlade

Mac & PC Setup

3. Next you will be asked if it is OK to erase the existing volume on the OWC

ThunderBlade, in order to set up your new SSD for use with a Windows PC.

When you are ready and sure that any relevant data has been backed up, click

Erase and Set Up for Windows.

4. After a moment, the ThunderBlade should be formatted for PC and a dialog will

conrm that it is ready to be opened and used. You can either click the ‘Open

ThunderBlade...’ button or click Close and then navigate to the ThunderBlade

in your Windows Explorer. Note: the dialog below shows the drive with a letter

designation of ‘D,’ however this can vary from system to system, depending on

available drive letters.

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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