- #HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC UPDATE#
- #HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC PRO#
- #HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC SOFTWARE#
- #HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC MAC#
#HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC PRO#
I would go with the minimum of 480 GB OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD or if you can swing it I would go with the 1 TB OWC Aura Pro X2 SSD
#HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC MAC#
If you go to an independent Mac shop they can put in a different drive! Which would be the better direction for you. So lets review what Apple will do they will just replace the cache SSD with the exact same unit and rebuild your Fusion Drive which is not a good solution for you. Review this guide iMac 27" 2017 Blade SSD Replacement so you know what you’re getting into, I’m guessing this maybe a bit much for you to fix. Update - Well you are running your system hard! At this point your data (HDD) is OK, so at this point its just a matter of replacing the NVMe/PCIe drive. What is your workflow? As that can help in aiming you to the best setup for your needs. While this may sound extreme often times I can get a little more life out of the SSD by reformatting it so the blocks that have failed are quarantined by the SSD's controller and over provisioning can be used to back fill the space. I use this app to check things DriveDx take a snapshot of the drives data and post it here for us to see Adding images to an existing question There are some tools which can read directly from the physical drives the S.M.A.R.T. The only time I see the Cache SSD fail is when someone is doing quite a lot of data churn like music or video production, Fusion Drives are not well suited for that. Most of the time it's the HDD that fails due to its mechanical nature. error of the drive failing that doesn't tell us which physical drive is failing: the primary (HDD) or the cache (SSD). Thank you so much for your time and patience!įirst the Fusion Drive is really two distinct drives so when you state the Fusion Drive has a S.M.A.R.T. Most Importantly, do I need to do anything else, such as “slip the fusion drive” beforehand? Anything else? Or, do I have to replace the SSD Blade, but leave the slower HHD?Ĭ. Can I simply clone the “Fusion Drive” and then replace both the internal SSD Blade AND the HHD (with 2TB SSD)? And, if so, when I restart, will it look the same (just faster)?ī.
#HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC SOFTWARE#
I’m just not sure about the software procedure and the HHD replacement.Ī. Now I realize that it’s the Blade that was failing, not the HHD - So now I need to replace the Blade (as we discussed). I had originally cloned the Fusion Drive to an SSD, and then physically replaced the HDD portion of the Fusion Drive - which caused all of the issues above (no startup). I can follow the iFixIt procedures on physically replacing the drive. I think I'm going to go with this SSD Blade (due to price and size): Additionally, I wasn't impressed with our local Mac shop option - I had much more experience than them. I've worked on the internals of several macs, as well as iPhones, etc. (I guess I should be!) But, I'm confident I can do it. I'm a bit intimidated about replacing the SSD Blade.
#HOW TO DELETE DRIVEDX OFF IMAC UPDATE#
In response to your 12/14/21 Update (I'm not sure where to post this): But, with the SMART failure, I’m concerned with even needing to reboot! Additionally, I need to make an OS update, as being on 10.15 is keeping me from updating other items, which I - this is extremely helpful! Thank you. My biggest fear is that I will get stuck in the same no-startup scenario again.