I have taken this iMac to peices and confirmed that it has a 1TB 2.5" sata drive as well as a 32GB blade drive - so I assume these are working together to make a fusion drive.
Now that I have taken it to peices I am inclined to get a new nvme drive + adaptor and then reinstall on that drive.
Is that a sensible idea? I suppose the other options are just putting in a 2.5" SSD drive, or putting in a blade drive (That works without an adaptor) but the nvme drive + adaptor seems slightly more cost effective and also means I can easily access that drive in a caddy if needed.
Which leads me on to my next question - seeing as the process of putting this imac back together is quite long, is there anything I should do with the nvme drive before I install it? In the past I have had situations where I install drive and its not picked up so I have to remove it again and initialize or format the drive.
I just dont want to be in a situation where I put everything together and then the drive isnt recognised!
I appreciate any help or advice you guys can offer me.