I have a Mid 2011 iMac with 1TB HDD storage configured with Bootcamp. I plan to add a 512GB SSD to it. I would like to split the SSD for operating systems, and as for HDD i would like to have three partitions - OS X Extended for Mac data, NTFS for Win data, and FAT32 for shared data. Is this configuration even possible? Are there any things i should be aware of?
Thanks!
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Thank you very much for your detailed response! I've checked the iFixit and the dual drive configuration is possible. 🙂
Would you recommend any SSD manufacturer?
You can use Samsung, OWC, Crucial, Intel SSDs. Kingston OEM s Intel SSDs. I do not have much experience with other brands.
This is from one of my Mac mini installations.
diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *256.1 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage 128.0 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 127.7 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk1
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage 999.3 GB disk1s2
3: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 650.0 MB disk1s3
/dev/disk2
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSX-FusionHD *1.1 TB disk2
diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group DF140929-90E7-48E1-AC3D-C9C75BA88D1D
=========================================================
Name: OSX-FusionHD
Status: Online
Size: 1127375384576 B (1.1 TB)
Free Space: 69632 B (69.6 KB)
|
+-< Physical Volume C856A74C-EB57-4D1F-8223-0A22215218ED
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk0s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 128030257152 B (128.0 GB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 80D91A14-CCC9-47B1-B071-B9ADFF23924F
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 1
| Disk: disk1s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 999345127424 B (999.3 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 019D610F-21AC-4B54-AB0A-6D5F90D520A7
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Encryption Type: None
Conversion Status: NoConversion
Conversion Direction: -none-
Has Encrypted Extents: No
Fully Secure: No
Passphrase Required: No
|
+-> Logical Volume D9DC0F70-38C7-4AE6-BAC4-CFBE0F8D4F68
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: disk2
Status: Online
Size (Total): 1118844862464 B (1.1 TB)
Conversion Progress: -none-
Revertible: No
LV Name: OSX-FusionHD
Volume Name: OSX-FusionHD
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
There is an Apple part number on this page - iMac Intel 21.5" Mid 2011 Dual Hard Drive Kit (922-9862 (power cable)) Upgrade Bundle - iFixit - which should be available in Europe through an AASP.
SSD + HDD iMac configuration (with Bootcamp)
