Do Seagate FireCuda SSHD need driver?

[fos1x]

my tummy hurt so got to go no time for research i just copied and install new sshd do it need a driver to use that 8gb of cache? or just auto op thank!

[Ryujin2003]

It should be auto. However, when you upgrade in the far future, I wouldn't get another SSHD, I personally think they are terrible, and seem to fail a bit more often, and when they fail, you lose everything on both the SSD and HDD.

 

But, I think the caching is all handled internally by the drives open logic.

[ProjectBox153]

The drive uses it by itself, no driver needed. For more clarification of how the FireCuda drives work, ask @seagate_surfer

[Santo22]

Yeah as said. The drive will pick what to use the 8gb on. However, I have heard there is some crazy coding that would allow you to control it if you really wanted to. Not sure it would be worth it, but it does exsist. 

[seagate_surfer]

4 hours ago, Jamiec1130 said:

The drive uses it by itself, no driver needed. For more clarification of how the FireCuda drives work, ask @seagate_surfer

Thanks for the call-out here. 

 

 

4 hours ago, dafo446 said:

my tummy hurt so got to go no time for research i just copied and install new sshd do it need a driver to use that 8gb of cache? or just auto op thank!

As others have mentioned, you don't need to install anything additional. Basically the way the SSD cache on the FireCuda works is that, as you use the system with the drive in it, it automatically starts to look at what you're accessing most frequently, and prioritizes that data for the SSD cache, then puts everything else on the spinning capacity. You don't need to do anything as this process is all automated, ideally it will put OS files on there for faster boot times, and if you're trying to get load-time benefit in any kind of gaming experience, the best bet is to play one game over a course of time so some of that data makes it onto the SSD cache as well, versus playing multiple different games in the same time frame.

[ProjectBox153]

48 minutes ago, seagate_surfer said:

Thanks for the call-out here.

No problem. I have used a FireCuda (I have one in my laptop, and I really like it) and I thought that was how it worked, but I knew you'd know more.