iMac 27" retina mid-2015 with 1TB HDD and want to ADD a SSD
Hi there, I have the hardware mentioned above and have purchased a Samsung 850 500Gb SSD. I would rather ADD this as well as the 1Tb HDD (to use as an archive) rather than remove it and leave only a 500Gb drive. I have looked through this site and don’t seem to find this exact scenario. Can anyone advise please? And hopefully also give me some clues as to what cables I will need and how to connect it all up? Many thanks for your help.
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Lets backup here you want to add a SSD for archive?
Then you want an external SSD as an archival drive is not something you would place within the system.
If you want to speed up your system then adding the custom blade SSD Apple uses then would offer a large speed improvement! Then using your SATA based HDD as your data storage drive makes sense! That is what @ajcooke01 has outlined below. This will require a different drive than you have bought.
из Dan
Hi Dan, to explain better as I think the brackets confused. I want to use the new SSD as my OS and applications drive and then switch the old 1Tb HDD into just a data archive. Preferably both to be internally housed as I know there is space to install the SSD above the HDD using stickyback velcro to keep in place. Any advice would be gratefully received. I am unable to return the Samsung 850 SSD and exchange it for a blade. Best regards, Rob
из Rob
You are facing two issues:
1 - Your system can only support one SATA based drive (2.5” or 3.5”)
2 - Apple has their own idea what a Blade SSD is, and you only have them as a choice here (can’t use a Samsung 850 EVO M.2 Blade SSD). Your system requires a custom Samsung SSD made for Apple. This is the special connector on the back side of the logicboard.
While you could mount physically two smaller drives in the location your current 3.5” drive is sitting (2 - ultra thin drives) there is no means to wire them into the system as there is no free SATA port.
So we’re back to square one!
I guess you’ll need to find a new home for your M.2 drive and get the proper Apple Blade SSD. As they say... can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear.
из Dan