How to format my sshd hybrid on a mac

[Strakekine]

Hi
I just wanted to know if it is alright to format my new sshd with disk utility just like any other drive?
Also in Finder i can see all 999 GB of my Seagate Laptop 1TB!
I thought that maybe i would only see 991 GB because of the 8 GB SSD portion...?!
So how does this SSD portion work? Does the firmware of my SSHD move OR copy files to this portion?? If it copies then i would use twice the storage memory for some stuff???
Thanks

 

[griptwister]

You don't have to format, it's good to go off to bat man

 

[griptwister]

The 8gb is essentially a cache for the data.

 

[Ijack]

Of course you have to format the drive to use it with a Mac. Just treat it like any other hard disk and format it with Disk Utility. Don't expect a dramatic difference in speed; it's not like using a proper SSD.

The 8GB is in addition to the 1TB, but is invisible to the end user.

 

[Strakekine]

Hi,
I had to format it because my mac mini didn't recognize it! After format it does recognize it but it shows me 999GB of free space! So i am worried that he won't use the SSD as a cache! Because i thought that i wouldn't be able to fill the SSD by myself an so i would only see 991GB (999-8 cache)!?
Like this i could use up all 999GB and the SSD portion would have no use! Or is the 8GB SSD portion on Top of the TB normal HHD? (1TB HHD + 8GB SSD or are the 8GB included in the TB)?? Hope you understand what i mean

 

[Strakekine]

The format worked well
@Ijack:
I just saw that you answered to my question when i was just writing it!
So if i understand correctly the 8GB SSD is not included in the 1TB HDD and these 8GB are managed by the firmware of the SSHD?
Thank you

 

[Ijack]

Yes, your understanding is correct. As far as the end-user is concerned, this is just a single drive which will perform faster than a mechanical drive. The drive itself decides the best files to save on the SSD.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2012223/hybrid-hard-drives-how-they-work-and-why-they-matter.html

 

[Strakekine]

Yes i know that article but it wasn't clear to me (maybe i missed it) that the 8GB are NOT included in the normal TB capacity.