Fusion drive Failing

[wtk]

Hello,


I have a mac mini (late 2014) with a fusion drive.


In 6 months time I had to reinstall OS X 3 times because of failure from the SSD part of the fusion drive.


I was thinking about installing the OS X on the HDD part or buying a new SSD (I don't need a HDD anymore because I have a NAS). I'm tired of reinstalling over and over again.


Does anyone have any experience with this problem ? I don't know a lot about SSD's but it doesn't seem normal to me that this kind of failure occurs after 4 years of usage.


Thanks

 

[shaunp]

SSD's aren't that expensive any more. Just replace the fusion drive with a decent sized SSD.

 

[wtk]

SSD's aren't that expensive any more. Just replace the fusion drive with a decent sized SSD.

Thanks for your reply !

I already searched for a tutorial on how to replace the HD:

https://nl.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+mini+Late+2014+Hard+Drive+Replacement/32815

Does anyone has experience with this ?

 

[shaunp]

Thanks for your reply !

I already searched for a tutorial on how to replace the HD:

https://nl.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+mini+Late+2014+Hard+Drive+Replacement/32815

Does anyone has experience with this ?

If you aren't comfortable taking it apart then just use an external SSD as your boot device rather than the internal disk. Connect it via Thunderbolt.

 

[wtk]

ok, thanks

 

[Fishrrman]

A 2014 iMac has a thunderbolt2 port.

USB3 external SSDs run as fast as thunderbolt2 SSDs, and you get much more for your money that way.

Boot and run from a USB3 SSD (such as a Samsung t5 or Sandisk Extreme).
That's all you need.