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#How to partition a mac fusion drive how to#
#How to partition a mac fusion drive install#

After installation and updating is complete, create a Time Machine backup on your (internal/external/NAS) Time Machine driveĬreate Fusion Drive from Sierra and restore.

#How to partition a mac fusion drive install#

Install the Supplemental Update if you like.

After the installation is complete, boot from the HDD using Clover on your thumb drive.Don't use the SSD for this step, as you will end up with an APFS partition instead of HFS+ Boot the High Sierra installer and install to the HDD as you would normally.Connect the hard disk to your computer.If you use a NAS, make sure that you can restore from it while inside the recovery system! If macOS lists your NAS as a Time Capsule style network backup drive without any tricks, you should be fine. One (external) hard disk or any other means of storing a Time Machine backup (I used my Time Capsule compatible NAS).One hard disk and one solid state drive to build your Fusion Drive from.No special setup required, just install Clover and insert your kexts/dsdts/ist/smbios. Working High Sierra * and* Sierra installers on thumb drives.I'll be happy to answer specific questions, but I will not tell you where to click and what keys to press This writeup is intended for advanced users only.

#How to partition a mac fusion drive how to#

If you're a hackintosh newbie and you really want a Fusion Drive, go ahead and read one of the many tutorials on how to create one and install Sierra.

You will need a solid understanding of macOS on generic Intel machines. This workaround does not require Carbon Copy Cloner. I wasn't able to find any documentation, so I decided to write up my way. Several people seemed to have worked around this by installing High Sierra to a hard drive and later restoring that installation to their Fusion Drive. Clover comes up empty, with only the thumb drive with the High Sierra installer available if you didn't disconnect it. Basically, the installer forgets to create the Recovery Partition on the HDD of the Fusion Drive, rendering the system unable to boot after copying the installation files to disk. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's GuideĬurrently, there is no direct way to install High Sierra on a newly created Fusion Drive.