3 TB drives, Fusion = no bootcamp

Minotaur51887 · Nov 27, 2012, 07:17 PM

Hello all

I'm trying to decipher what I've been reading recently. There seems to be varying opinions on whether the 3tb drives will be partionable, and therefore bootcampable. I understand the fusion drive likely will not be partitioned due to the nature of it. I am buying my first fully spec'd out 27" ASAP but was hoping to bootcamp the hdd to allow for some windows gaming etc. I've heard the 1tb hdd is an option since its below the 2.2TB limit for bootcamp/partition. What isn't clear is whether the 1tb with fusion is an option. Can anyone advise?

rnb2 · Nov 27, 2012, 07:56 PM

According to the knowledgebase article at Apple.com, 1TB Fusion Drives can have one partition added, and it will be entirely on the HDD portion. You can install Bootcamp/Windows on this partition.

jfriedman8 · Nov 27, 2012, 10:11 PM

I do not see why you would not be able to put it on the HDD partition either. Should be workable.

MatthewAMEL · 11:34 PM

This topic has been covered ad nasuem.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1496950

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1475442

It's a Windows problem. You cannot boot an MBR disk that is greater than 2.2TB.

You can get the Fusion drive with a 1TB HDD. In fact, that's my plan. The new 27" iMac will continue to be my gaming computer.

Nov 27, 2012, 07:17 PM	#1
Minotaur51887 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	3 TB drives, Fusion = no bootcamp Hello all I'm trying to decipher what I've been reading recently. There seems to be varying opinions on whether the 3tb drives will be partionable, and therefore bootcampable. I understand the fusion drive likely will not be partitioned due to the nature of it. I am buying my first fully spec'd out 27" ASAP but was hoping to bootcamp the hdd to allow for some windows gaming etc. I've heard the 1tb hdd is an option since its below the 2.2TB limit for bootcamp/partition. What isn't clear is whether the 1tb with fusion is an option. Can anyone advise?
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Nov 27, 2012, 10:11 PM	#3
jfriedman8 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008	I do not see why you would not be able to put it on the HDD partition either. Should be workable. __________________ 2012 Mac Mini; i7 2TB HDD 8GB 2012 MacBook Pro Retina 15" 2.3 i7 256GB 8GB 2012 MacBook Air 13" i5 128GB 4GB iPad Mini: 32 GB Black - iPhone 5: 32GB Black
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Nov 27, 2012, 11:08 PM	#4
MatthewAMEL macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orlando, FL	This topic has been covered ad nasuem. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1496950 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1475442 It's a Windows problem. You cannot boot an MBR disk that is greater than 2.2TB. You can get the Fusion drive with a 1TB HDD. In fact, that's my plan. The new 27" iMac will continue to be my gaming computer. Last edited by MatthewAMEL; Nov 27, 2012 at 11:34 PM.
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Nov 27, 2012, 07:56 PM	#2
rnb2 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milford, CT, USA	According to the knowledgebase article at Apple.com, 1TB Fusion Drives can have one partition added, and it will be entirely on the HDD portion. You can install Bootcamp/Windows on this partition.
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