Mac mini 2012 SSD Issues

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Mac mini 2012 SSD Issues

A few months ago, upgraded from the stock 500GB HDD in my Mac mini, to an OWC Mercury Extreme 120GB SSD, and a Samsung/Seagate 1TB HDD. It has all being going just fine, with the SSD used for the OS, and the HDD for the user accounts.But today, when the 10.8.5 update was being installed, and there was a blackout. The Mac wouldnt boot afterwards, so I used my spare Mountain Lion installer USB drive. The Mac is going again, but I now have a 1.12 TB Mavintosh HD. So my question is how exactly do I separate the SSD and the HDD like I had it setup before?

Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Dec 16, 2013 12:18 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 16, 2013 5:53 AM in response to IPad117

So you dont want to have a fast fusion-drive?

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lllaass

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Dec 16, 2013 6:03 AM in response to IPad117

You now one one integrated fusion drive. Backup your date and then see the following about how to prevent creating a fusion drive when you reintall the OS to a system that has both an SSD and HD.

Special Note for Adding an SSD to a 2012 Mac mini. | Other World Computing Blog

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IPad117 Author

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Dec 17, 2013 12:06 AM in response to Rüdiger Cordes

No, Rüdiger, I don't want a Fusion Drive. I wanted something twice as fast, and half the price.

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IPad117 Author

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Dec 17, 2013 12:08 AM in response to IPad117

I just ended up temporarily taking the HDD out, reinstalling to the SSD, formatting the HDD through a USB to SATA adaptor, and then putting the HDD back in the Mac.

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