@Stewart Fleming - Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
The system was sold in three different configurations SATA HDD or PCIe SSD only or the two together which is what a Fusion Drive is.
So in your case it sounds like you got a PCIe blade SSD based system. You can get the needed SATA cable to add in either a 2.5” or 3.5” HDD or 2.5” SSD.
Here’s the needed parts:
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=16347|27” iMac Retina 5K Hard Drive Combo Cable (L15/17/19), Apple P/N 923-00664]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14018|Hard Drive Mount Left, Apple P/N 923-00086]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14021|Hard Drive Mount Right, Apple P/N 923-00087]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15327|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Left (x2) & L/R brackets (x4) six total, Apple P/N 923-0331]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15326|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Right (x2), Apple P/N’s 923-0331 & 923-0396]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=7003|NewerTech AdaptaDrive 2.5 to 3.5inch drive converter]
Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522] Its the same for your 2019 system but you still need to reach around to plug in the cable as the connection is on the back side.
Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [guide|30537]
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Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you shouldn’t need anything larger than 512GB that you have. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
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Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you shouldn’t need anything larger than 512GB that you have. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your OS can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
@Stewart Fleming - Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
The system was sold in three different configurations SATA HDD or PCIe SSD only or the two together which is what a Fusion Drive is.
So in your case it sounds like you got a PCIe blade SSD based system. You can get the needed SATA cable to add in either a 2.5” or 3.5” HDD or 2.5” SSD.
Here’s the needed parts:
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=16347|27” iMac Retina 5K Hard Drive Combo Cable (L15/17/19), Apple P/N 923-00664]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14018|Hard Drive Mount Left, Apple P/N 923-00086]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14021|Hard Drive Mount Right, Apple P/N 923-00087]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15327|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Left (x2) & L/R brackets (x4) six total, Apple P/N 923-0331]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15326|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Right (x2), Apple P/N’s 923-0331 & 923-0396]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=7003|NewerTech AdaptaDrive 2.5 to 3.5inch drive converter]
Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522] Its the same for your 2019 system but you still need to reach around to plug in the cable as the connection is on the back side.
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Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+27-Inch+Retina+5K+Display+Blade+SSD+Replacement/30537]
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Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [guide|30537]
-
Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you should need anything larger than 512GB that you have. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
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Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you shouldn’t need anything larger than 512GB that you have. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
@Stewart Fleming - Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
The system was sold in three different configurations SATA HDD or PCIe SSD only or the two together which is what a Fusion Drive is.
So in your case it sounds like you got a PCIe blade SSD based system. You can get the needed SATA cable to add in either a 2.5” or 3.5” HDD or 2.5” SSD.
Here’s the needed parts:
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=16347|27” iMac Retina 5K Hard Drive Combo Cable (L15/17/19), Apple P/N 923-00664]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14018|Hard Drive Mount Left, Apple P/N 923-00086]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14021|Hard Drive Mount Right, Apple P/N 923-00087]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15327|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Left (x2) & L/R brackets (x4) six total, Apple P/N 923-0331]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15326|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Right (x2), Apple P/N’s 923-0331 & 923-0396]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=7003|NewerTech AdaptaDrive 2.5 to 3.5inch drive converter]
Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522] Its the same for your 2019 system but you still need to reach around to plug in the cable as the connection is on the back side.
-
Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [guide|30522]
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Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+27-Inch+Retina+5K+Display+Blade+SSD+Replacement/30537]
Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you should need anything larger than 512GB that you have. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
@Stewart Fleming - Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
The system was sold in three different configurations SATA HDD or PCIe SSD only or the two together which is what a Fusion Drive is.
So in your case it sounds like you got a PCIe blade SSD based system. You can get the needed SATA cable to add in either a 2.5” or 3.5” HDD or 2.5” SSD.
Here’s the needed parts:
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=16347|27” iMac Retina 5K Hard Drive Combo Cable (L15/17/19), Apple P/N 923-00664]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14018|Hard Drive Mount Left, Apple P/N 923-00086]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14021|Hard Drive Mount Right, Apple P/N 923-00087]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15327|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Left (x2) & L/R brackets (x4) six total, Apple P/N 923-0331]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15326|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Right (x2), Apple P/N’s 923-0331 & 923-0396]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=7003|NewerTech AdaptaDrive 2.5 to 3.5inch drive converter]
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Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522]
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Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522] Its the same for your 2019 system but you still need to reach around to plug in the cable as the connection is on the back side.
Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [guide|30522]
-
Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you should need anything larger than 512GB. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
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Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you should need anything larger than 512GB that you have. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
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@Stewart Fleming - Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
The system was sold in three different configurations SATA HDD or PCIe SSD only or the two together which is what a Fusion Drive is.
So in your case it sounds like you got a PCIe blade SSD based system. You can get the needed SATA cable to add in either a 2.5” or 3.5” HDD or 2.5” SSD.
Here’s the needed parts:
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=16347|27” iMac Retina 5K Hard Drive Combo Cable (L15/17/19), Apple P/N 923-00664]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14018|Hard Drive Mount Left, Apple P/N 923-00086]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14021|Hard Drive Mount Right, Apple P/N 923-00087]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15327|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Left (x2) & L/R brackets (x4) six total, Apple P/N 923-0331]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15326|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Right (x2), Apple P/N’s 923-0331 & 923-0396]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=7003|NewerTech AdaptaDrive 2.5 to 3.5inch drive converter]
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Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522]
Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [guide|30522]
Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you should need anything larger than 512GB. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.
Well the good news you have two drive ports! A 3.5” SATA drive port and a PCIe Blade SSD drive port on the back side of the logic board.
The system was sold in three different configurations SATA HDD or PCIe SSD only or the two together which is what a Fusion Drive is.
So in your case it sounds like you got a PCIe blade SSD based system. You can get the needed SATA cable to add in either a 2.5” or 3.5” HDD or 2.5” SSD.
Here’s the needed parts:
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=16347|27” iMac Retina 5K Hard Drive Combo Cable (L15/17/19), Apple P/N 923-00664]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14018|Hard Drive Mount Left, Apple P/N 923-00086]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=14021|Hard Drive Mount Right, Apple P/N 923-00087]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15327|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Left (x2) & L/R brackets (x4) six total, Apple P/N 923-0331]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=15326|iMac 27" Screw Set - Hard Drive Mount Right (x2), Apple P/N’s 923-0331 & 923-0396]
* [https://www.thebookyard.com/product.php?cPath=34_166_663&products_id=7003|NewerTech AdaptaDrive 2.5 to 3.5inch drive converter]
Here’s the guide to put in the SATA drive [guide|30522]
Your other option which I don’t think you need is swapping out your current PCIe/NVMe blade SSD with a larger one. Here’s that guide [guide|30522]
Unless you are working on very large data sets (CAD, Animation, layered drawings, Photos, Videos) you should need anything larger than 512GB. Whats important is how you setup your drives. Here the blade SSD is setup as your boot drive (macOS) and holds your Apps. Leaving as much of the drive empty! So your O can use it for virtual RAM, caching/paging and depending on your apps scratch space. Your second drive is your data drive holding all of your media (music/vids) and your work.