Any problems with updating system to Catalina?
Only one I'm aware of, and therefore still on Mojave - incompatible with iOS 12.x. When they get it resolved AND after the first update, I may do some testing.
Any problems with updating system to Catalina?
I tried that, but the drive was pumping out so much heat that it was raising my CPU temperatures enough to run the fan pretty hard. In the end, I decided that the 970 Evo just isn't an option for my setup. I yanked it and replaced it with a 128 GB SSPOLARIS (one of the proprietary Apple drives) that I got on eBay. I have that running as a fusion drive together with a Crucial MX500, and so far the results are agreeable. I don't think I'd have attempted the upgrade just to get this combo, but it's a better option for me than the Evo running super hot.My fan went silly too. I’m just using Mac Fan Control and using a cpu core as the component to monitor.
Assuming you're planning on using it as a data drive, it doesn't matter so much which format it is; either APFS or HFS+ will be fine. Give it a GUID partition scheme.It kept coming up as "unreadable" after installation, so I moved the files I currently had onto my blade, but now I want to know is what Format (e.g., APFS, Mac Extended Journaled, etc.) and what Scheme (e.g., GUID Partition, Apple Partition Map, etc.).
Hello all, first thanks for all the great advice here. I was able to upgrade my 2019 iMac's blade to and HP EX950 with short Sintech adapter. The only question that I haven't been able to find through a search is regarding what format I should make my newly upgraded HDD. I replaced the stock 1TB HDD with a 5TB one that I had previously used in an enclosure.
It kept coming up as "unreadable" after installation, so I moved the files I currently had onto my blade, but now I want to know is what Format (e.g., APFS, Mac Extended Journaled, etc.) and what Scheme (e.g., GUID Partition, Apple Partition Map, etc.).
Sorry if this was answered before, a quick search didn't come with direct answers.
~Paik
Yeah, I've got my SATA and blade running as a fusion drive. If you want to do that, I'd be happy to point you to the directions that got me NVMe speeds. So far everything is stable, and I think it's worth it to me not to have to worry about file management. Since you'll have to wipe the drives anyway if you decide you want to do that, how you have them formatted in the mean time doesn't matter a lot.Thanks, hmarold and paulbee. I figured I should use GUID but I know some people were talking about setting up as a Fusion with the blade and wasn’t sure if that was the preferred method. I went with HFS since I read that it is “better” for mechanical drives.
~Paik
id here interest to know just for future reference but I just moved my files so I don’t want to really want to backup and redo it all. Haha.Yeah, I've got my SATA and blade running as a fusion drive. If you want to do that, I'd be happy to point you to the directions that got me NVMe speeds. So far everything is stable, and I think it's worth it to me not to have to worry about file management. Since you'll have to wipe the drives anyway if you decide you want to do that, how you have them formatted in the mean time doesn't matter a lot.
I tried it again today. This time i fixed the blade with a proper screw, but without any succes. The blade disk is still invisible...=[ Don’t I have to allow or initiate it first?
Now I'm thinking of ordering new adapter...otherwise I have no clue where the problem could be...
I’m wondering if anyone could help..?
Device: Late 2014 27inch - (3.5Ghz i5, 1TB Fusion, 32GB RAM)
HDD upgrade: 1 TB SATA HDD -> 1TB Asseno SSD
Blade upgrade: 128GB Sandisk -> 1TB Samsung Evo 970
Speed test: around 780 MB/s read, 730 MB/s write - PCie; around 508 MB/s read, 477 MB/s write - SATA.
OS: Internet Recovery install of Catalina (from previous Mojave install).
Location: UK, Europe
Temperature sensor: none
Issues after fresh OS install: Nothing at the moment.
Whole process took about 2hrs + 30mins for re applying adhesive strips. Both drives were initialized and partitioned before installation in IMac. Cheap £2.98 adapter from ebay used (short one), long one also ordered just in case (but still in transit).