The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 24TB 2-Bay USB 3.1/eSATA RAID Array is pre-configured in RAID 0 via hardware, and the array itself is designed for creative workflows, HD video, project archives, and system backups in environments ranging from production studios to home offices. When configured as RAID 0, this array provides data transfer speeds up to 407 MB/s.
Within the array are two SATA III 3.5" drive bays that each house a single 12TB 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" hard drive, each of which has a 256MB cache, for a total system cache of 512MB. Since the array ships with two drives, they can be hardware configured as RAID 0, 1, SPAN, or Independent modes, each of which offers performance, data redundancy, or a combination of both. The array comes with USB 3.1 Gen 1 and eSATA ports.
A brushed aluminum enclosure with a cooling fan ensures cool and quiet operation. The drive-activity LEDs give you an instant snapshot of the status of your RAID, and power management conserves energy and reduces wear by automatically spinning down the drives when inactive.
Hardware RAID 0, 1, span, and independent modes
USB 3.1 Gen 1 and eSATA connectivity
Accelerate your workflows with transfer speeds up to 407 MB/s
Included Software
Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities OEM for Mac OS X
10.4 ProSoft Engineering Data Backup 3 for Mac OS X 10.4 or later
NovaStor NovaBACKUP for Windows 7
In the Box
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 24TB 2-Bay USB 3.1/eSATA RAID Array (2 x 12TB)
USB 3.1 Gen 1 & eSATA Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later Windows XP or later Drivers not required
Hardware Requirements
Minimum Mac or PC with a USB 2.0 interface
Recommended Mac or PC with a USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface Mac or PC with an eSATA 6G interface
Bootability
Any Mac that supports booting via USB and eSATA
Interface (Chipset)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (JMicron JMS562) 1 x eSATA (JMicron JMS562) Interface Controller: ASMedia ASM1456B
Standard Mechanism
2 x 12 TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity SED (Helium) Hard Disk Drives
RAID Modes Supported
Hardware RAID 0, 1, SPAN, and Independent drive mode
Initial Configuration
RAID 0 Included Drive Guide software will format the drive for either OS X or Windows
Power
External UL-listed universal auto-switching AC Input: 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz DC Output: 12 V at 4 A Replacement power supply sold separately - Adapter plugs for international use sold separately
Environment
Operating Temperature: 41 to 107°F / 5 to 42°C Non-Operating Temperature: -40 to 149°F / -40 to 65°C
Dimensions
5.3 x 2.8 x 8.9" / 134.6 x 71.1 x 226.1 mm
Weight
Without Drives: 2.5 lb / 1.1 kg
Hard Drives
Type
12 TB Seagate Enterprise Capacity SED (Helium) Hard Disk Drive
HDD
Form Factor: 3.5" / 8.9 cm HDD Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s Capacity: 12 TB Formatted Capacity: 11176 GB Rotational Speed:7200 rpm Cache / Data Buffer: 256 MB RoHS compliant:Yes
Reliability
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 2,500,000 hours: Contact Start-Stops: 600,000 Annual Failure Rate: 0.35% Non-recoverable Read Errors: 1 per 1015 bits read
Performance
I/O Transfer rate (Max): 600 MB/s Average Latency: 4.16 ms
Power
Maximum Start Current, DC (peak DC): 2 A Read Power (random read 4K16Q): 9.48 W Write Power (random write 4K16Q): 6.21 W Average Idle Current: 5.06 W Power Supply Requirements: 12 V and 5 V
Environmental
Operating/Non-Operating Shock (read/write): 70/40 Gs max at 2 ms (operating) / 250 Gs maximum at 2 ms (non-operating) Ambient Temperature: 41 to 140°F / 5 to 60°C Relative Humidity (non-condensing): 5 to 95% Altitude: -1000 to 10,000' / -304.8 to 3048 m
