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Chipset

• JMicron 355 FW800 (1394B) / FW400 (1394A) and Micron 567 USB 3.0 (2.0/1.1 Backwards compatible)

Interfaces Supported

• eSATA (SATA-II)
• FireWire 800 (1394B) (FireWire 400 Backwards compatible)
• USB 3.0 (2.0 Backwards compatible)

RAID / JBOD Support

• RAID 0
• RAID 1
• RAID 5
• RAID 10
• NRAID Span
• Independent

Solutions are pre-configured as RAID 5 for optimum speed, protection & capacity

• JBOD/Independent Drives: each drive operating as a separate volume.

Standard Mechanism

• 4 x 6.0TB* HGST Deskstar NAS Hard Disk Drives**
  • *1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
    
    **OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.

Drive Rotation Speed

• 7200 RPM

Drive Cache Size

• 128MB per drive, 512MB total for the solution

Port Configuration

• eSATA – 1 eSATA port
• FireWire 800 – (2) 9 pin ports
• USB 3.0 – (1) 9 pin mini B port

Format

• Included Drive Guide Software will format drive for either OS X, or Windows Using the OWC Drive Guide

Max Data Transfer Rate

• eSATA – 300 MB/sec
• FireWire 800 – 100MB/sec
• FireWire 400 – 50MB/sec
• USB 3.0 – 300MB/sec
• USB 2.0 – 60MB/sec

Port/Interface Bootability

Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 can be used as an external startup drive.

• eSATA: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements.
• FireWire 800: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements.
• FireWire 400: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements.
• USB 3.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements.

Macintosh System Requirements

• Minimum Apple G4 processor, 128MB RAM
• Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, 10.0.x or later and an available FireWire 400 port
• Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later including 'Mavericks' 10.9.x and an available USB 3.0/2.0, FireWire 800*/400 port, or eSATA port
• Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.

Windows System Requirements

• Minimum Intel Pentium III CPU 500MHz, 128MB RAM
• Windows XP(64 bit) or later and an available USB 3.0/2.0, FireWire 800*/400, or eSATA port.

Linux Requirements

• Linux compatible via supported USB and FireWire interfaces.

Software Included

• Intech® Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 – X only)
• ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
• NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 2000 or later
• Over 1.5GB of Freeware, Shareware, Public domain software installed

Power Supply

• Internal UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100 ~ 240v, 50/60Hz input, 12 Volt 8.33 Amp output Power Supply (power cables for International use sold separately).
• Protection: OCP, OVP, Short

External Case Dimensions

• 9.65″(D) x 5.31″(W) x 6.96″(H)
• 245.11mm x 134.87mm x 176.78mm

Enclosure Weight (no accessories)

• Approximately 8.6 pounds (3.9kg)

Operating Environment:

Temperature

• (operating) 5°C – 42°C (41°F – 107°F)
• (non-operating) -40°C – 65°C (-40°F – 149°F)

Relative Humidity

• (operating) 8% – 90% RH (Non-condensing)
• (non-operating) 5% – 95% RH (Non-condensing)

Shock

• 65G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS

Vibration

• (operating) 1.0G (5 – 300Hz)
• (non-operating) 5.0G (5 – 500Hz)

Warranty

3 Year OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 Limited Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur – OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of the 3 Year OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2 Limited Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.

*The use of FireWire 800 interface while the Qx2 is in RAID 5 setting is not recommended for optimum drive speed performance.