Installation of MacOS Sierra is not possible (no boot volume)

Hello everyone

I have an iMac with the following characteristics:

and I'm trying to install the new Sierra of MacOS. But everytime I open the installation program, it tells me that I can't use the partition called 'Mac OS X', which is my main Mac partition on my drive of fusion, for the installation of Sierra because it cannot be used as a boot volume. Of course, it's completely absurd because I started 'Mac OS X' volume whenever I boot my Mac!

This screenshot shows the installer and the associated message:

Could someone help me please? I really want to do a clean install of all and that spend hours to restore my previous settings! Please...?

Best regards

Martin

Hi mpauli,

I see that the Sierra of macOS Installer gives you a message saying "this disk cannot be used to start your computer." In order to get this problem solved, I suggest you follow through the troubleshooting steps in the link below.

Setup notes "OS X can not be installed on your computer" or "this disc cannot be used to start your computer.

See you soon.

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