Upgrade questions about iMac 2017 with 4K and 21.5TB hard drive
Upgrade questions about iMac 2017 with 4K and 21.5TB hard drive
Hi everyone, I'm planning to upgrade my iMac 2017 storage. It currently uses a 1TB fusion drive, which is starting to feel outdated. I'm thinking of swapping it out for a 1TB M.2 SSD and maybe adding another SATA SSD to replace the old 5400rpm drive. All my data has already been cloned using Carbon Copy Cloner.
My main concern is whether restoring the data from the old setup to the new SSDs would cause any problems. Also, I'm worried if the system will react negatively to having two SSDs instead of just one drive from Apple.
Thanks all!
There isn't a M.2 port available, so you're likely using just a standard SATA SSD. The PCIe SSD slot is a premium Apple design. The Fusion Drive should create a virtual disk containing all your data, which would work well for cloning onto the new SSD. Disassembling it isn't straightforward; it might be simpler to use an external SSD and boot from it, as opening it would require removing adhesive to access the screen.
Thats the apple propertiry ssd. Id really just use a sata ssd only, there is no noticable speed difference.
Only one SSD should be used unless both have identical data paths, then only one will function properly.