user manualOWC Aura Pro X2

Start with Internet Recovery

This guide provides the information required to format your OWC SSD, as well as options for installing the Mac operating system and

migrating your data. The process starts by booting into Internet Recovery, using one of the keyboard shortcuts listed below. Because the

shortcut used and the speciﬁc Mac determine the OS used by Recovery it is worthwhile to determine the latest compatible OS for your

Mac before choosing a method. We have included Apple’s oﬃcial compatibility lists for the last several OS versions (see below).

Recovery Option 1: Cmd-Opt-R (Recommended)

Power on the Mac then immediately press and hold Cmd-

Opt-R until you see a screen similar to the one at right (in

some cases it may be grey). If you see a Wi-Fi menu, choose

your preferred network to continue; you may need to provide

network credentials.

This Recovery option ensures that later in the process, if you use

the ‘Reinstall macOS’ function (i.e. a clean OS install) the latest

compatible version will be used.

Recovery Option 2: Cmd-R

Power on the Mac then immediately press and hold Cmd-R

until you see a screen similar to the one shown above (in

some cases it may be grey). If you see a Wi-Fi menu, choose

your preferred network to continue; you may need to provide

network credentials.

This option ensures that if you use the ‘Reinstall macOS’ function (i.e. a clean install) later, the most recently installed OS version will be used.

Exception:

If you recently had your Mac logic board replaced during a repair, Recovery might instead oﬀer the latest compatible OS.

Additional Notes:

• If you want to verify the OS version that you booted into before you go further, you can use the Terminal. From the main menu at

the top of the Recovery screen, choose Utilities > Terminal, then type the command sw_vers and press Return. The OS version that

you have booted into will be displayed. If it’s the version you expected based on the information provided earlier, you can continue.

• If not, you can try again by choosing Apple Menu > Restart, waiting till the screen turns black and then pressing and holding a

diﬀerent Recovery shortcut, to see if you get the result you want. If you do not it is possible the version of the OS you are looking for

is no longer available for your speciﬁc Mac.

Formatting, OS Installation, and Migration Guide

OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD

Important Notes

• This process requires a working internet connection on the host computer.

• This guide assumes that the SSD installation process was already followed and completed.

• IMPORTANT: macOS 10.13 High Sierra (or later OS) must be installed on the host computer BEFORE installing this SSD

for the rst time. These OS versions include an EFI ﬁrmware update for your Mac. Without the update, the computer will not

recognize the SSD. This process is separate from and should precede the other processes described here. Note that when

installing the OS onto the drive itself (later in this document), macOS 10.13 or later is also required.

• If the SSD is installed on a laptop, make sure the power adapter is connected before you begin the steps below.

• macOS 10.15 Catalina-compatible • macOS 10.14 Mojave-compatible • macOS 10.13 High Sierra-compatible

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General

	OWC
	Aura Pro X2 \| OWCS3DAPT4MB05K
	Solid state drive (SSD)
	0810586031998, 0810586032025
	English
	Manual (PDF)

Features

SSD form factor	M.2
SSD capacity	480 GB
Interface	PCI Express 3.1
TBW rating	225
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1500000 h
ECC	✓
TRIM support	✓
S.M.A.R.T. support	✓
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)	✓
Read speed	3282 MB/s
Write speed	2432 MB/s
Component for	Notebook
Hardware encryption	✓
NVMe	✓
NVMe version	1.3
Memory type	3D TLC
Controller type	SMI SM2262
PCI Express interface data lanes	x4