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Replacing the Fusion Drive with both a SSD and an harddisk
July 30, 2020 - Willem L. Middelkoop
This month I did an attempt to upgrade my 27-inch iMac 5K. I wanted to replace the fusion drive with a SSD and a large hardisk. In addition I decided this was a good time to upgrade the RAM memory as well, maxing it out at 64GB. I was on a mission to create the ultimate iMac, but things didn't go to plan!
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![The inside of the iMac is beautifully arranged](/blog/2020-07-30_upgrading-a-27-inch-imac-5k-to-14-terabytes/images/i_13_The-inside-of-the-iMac-is-beautifully-arranged_500px.jpg)
![YES, it works! The new logic board accepted keyboard input and allowed me to proceed with macOS installation](/blog/2020-07-30_upgrading-a-27-inch-imac-5k-to-14-terabytes/images/i_46_YES-it-works-The-new-logic-board-accepted-keyboard-input-and-allowed-me-to-proceed-with-macOS-instal_500px.jpg)