OWC Mercury Elite Pro Qx2

• JMicron 355 / FW800 (1394B) / FW400(1394A) and JMicron 567 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.

Not Recommended Drives

• Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 series – all models, particularly the 1.5TB 7200RPM model p/n ST31500341AS
  due to stability and performance concerns.
• Western Digital Green drives – all models, due to potential critical operational issues attributed to the
  IntelliPower technology providing inconsistent variable transfer rates.
• Advanced Format drives – all models, advanced format drives 4Kn are not compatible due to stability and
  performance concerns.

Note: Regardless of drive model used, OWC recommends all drives used in RAID configurations match exactly
for proper RAID operation.
Port Configuration

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

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. 

UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) Compliant

• Yes

Macintosh System Requirements