Turn late 2011 iMac with SSD+HD into Fusion Drive

shankara7 · Oct 31, 2012, 06:23 PM

Have a late 2011 iMac with 256 SSD + 2 TB HD, any way with use of software to turn it into a Fusion Drive?

mrapplegate · 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shankara7

Have a late 2011 iMac with 256 SSD + 2 TB HD, any way with use of software to turn it into a Fusion Drive?

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10...roll-your-own/

Part 1
http://jollyjinx.tumblr.com/post/346...ince-apple-has
Part 2
http://jollyjinx.tumblr.com/post/346...ed-to-know-how

Another example
http://www.petralli.net/2012/10/anal...nal-hard-disk/

nicroma · Nov 1, 2012, 11:31 AM

I can't wait to set this up once I get some free time.

Ralphalph · Nov 1, 2012, 12:43 PM

Anyone know of a reason why I couldn't do this to my late 2008 Macbook Pro? It's currently modded with a 500GB HDD in the optical drive bay, along with a 128GB SSD. Having these as one volume that worked automatically would be pretty handy.

jon8214 · Nov 1, 2012, 01:25 PM

I have done this with a 128gb ssd and a 1tb hdd in my 2011 mbp, have noticed it is a bit quicker but will prob take a while for the os to work out the apps etc i use most often but it does seem to work perfectly well.

nicroma · Nov 4, 2012, 12:16 PM

My only concern that is now keeping me from doing this, is if Apple will break the configuration with any OS updates on non-official Fusion Mac models.

vthree · Nov 6, 2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jon8214

I have done this with a 128gb ssd and a 1tb hdd in my 2011 mbp, have noticed it is a bit quicker but will prob take a while for the os to work out the apps etc i use most often but it does seem to work perfectly well.

hmm which method did you follow? i have the same setup as you.

jon8214 · Nov 7, 2012, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by vthree

hmm which method did you follow? i have the same setup as you.

i used the http://www.petralli.net/2012/10/anal...nal-hard-disk/
method was easy and quick to follow.

Fried Chicken · Nov 29, 2012, 11:14 PM

So now how does this work with windows under boot camp?

From apple's support document it seems like only the HDD can be partitioned, but what if I wanted a windows partition entirely on the SSD?

Could I partition a 256 GB SSD to be say 128GB Mac/Fusion and 128GB windows and then run fusion drive on windows?

Oct 31, 2012, 06:23 PM	#1
shankara7 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011	Turn late 2011 iMac with SSD+HD into Fusion Drive Have a late 2011 iMac with 256 SSD + 2 TB HD, any way with use of software to turn it into a Fusion Drive?
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Nov 1, 2012, 11:31 AM	#3
nicroma macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest, USA	I can't wait to set this up once I get some free time. __________________ 2009 iMac 27" w/ i7, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, 128GB SSD iPhone 5
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Ralphalph macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009	Late 2008 MBP Anyone know of a reason why I couldn't do this to my late 2008 Macbook Pro? It's currently modded with a 500GB HDD in the optical drive bay, along with a 128GB SSD. Having these as one volume that worked automatically would be pretty handy.
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nicroma macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest, USA	My only concern that is now keeping me from doing this, is if Apple will break the configuration with any OS updates on non-official Fusion Mac models. __________________ 2009 iMac 27" w/ i7, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, 128GB SSD iPhone 5
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jon8214 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Belfast, NI	I have done this with a 128gb ssd and a 1tb hdd in my 2011 mbp, have noticed it is a bit quicker but will prob take a while for the os to work out the apps etc i use most often but it does seem to work perfectly well.
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Nov 29, 2012, 11:14 PM	#9
Fried Chicken macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2011	So now how does this work with windows under boot camp? From apple's support document it seems like only the HDD can be partitioned, but what if I wanted a windows partition entirely on the SSD? Could I partition a 256 GB SSD to be say 128GB Mac/Fusion and 128GB windows and then run fusion drive on windows?
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