I normally set up my external disk drives (i.e. connected via firewire) for
write through cacheing (AKA 'optimised for easy removal'). However, one
drive that I have has either set itself up as (or has become set up as),
write back cacheing (AKA as 'optimised for speed').

Although I have changed it many times in the past, I have just developed a
memory block and can't remember how to change it.

Can someone please remind me?

M.I.5¾ wrote:
> I normally set up my external disk drives (i.e. connected via firewire) for
> write through cacheing (AKA 'optimised for easy removal'). However, one
> drive that I have has either set itself up as (or has become set up as),
> write back cacheing (AKA as 'optimised for speed').
>
> Although I have changed it many times in the past, I have just developed a
> memory block and can't remember how to change it.
>
> Can someone please remind me?
>
>
Hmmmm...

Try My Computer > Manage > Disk Management > Right click on the physical
disk in the lower pane > Properties > Policies. That took me a long time
to recall.

You should be aware that there is a bug in XP and SP2 which sometimes
allows you to _seem_ to change the caching status but which in reality
does nothing. It happens with some types of storage but not with others
and I'm no sure I understand the details.

John McGaw
http://johnmcgaw.com

M.I.5¾ wrote:
> I normally set up my external disk drives (i.e. connected via firewire) for
> write through cacheing (AKA 'optimised for easy removal'). However, one
> drive that I have has either set itself up as (or has become set up as),
> write back cacheing (AKA as 'optimised for speed').
>
> Although I have changed it many times in the past, I have just developed a
> memory block and can't remember how to change it.
>
> Can someone please remind me?
>
>
Hmmmm...

Try My Computer > Manage > Disk Management > Right click on the physical
disk in the lower pane > Properties > Policies. That took me a long time
to recall.

You should be aware that there is a bug in XP and SP2 which sometimes
allows you to _seem_ to change the caching status but which in reality
does nothing. It happens with some types of storage but not with others
and I'm no sure I understand the details.

John McGaw
http://johnmcgaw.com

"John McGaw" <nowhere@at.all> wrote in message
news:eF6qI%234UIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> M.I.5¾ wrote:
>> I normally set up my external disk drives (i.e. connected via firewire)
>> for write through cacheing (AKA 'optimised for easy removal'). However,
>> one drive that I have has either set itself up as (or has become set up
>> as), write back cacheing (AKA as 'optimised for speed').
>>
>> Although I have changed it many times in the past, I have just developed
>> a memory block and can't remember how to change it.
>>
>> Can someone please remind me?
>>
>>
> Hmmmm...
>
> Try My Computer > Manage > Disk Management > Right click on the physical
> disk in the lower pane > Properties > Policies. That took me a long time
> to recall.
>
> You should be aware that there is a bug in XP and SP2 which sometimes
> allows you to _seem_ to change the caching status but which in reality
> does nothing. It happens with some types of storage but not with others
> and I'm no sure I understand the details.
>

Worked a treat. However, instead of saying "Doh!, I should have remembered
that", instead I can positively say that never have done it that way
before.

But any way, a result is a result.

"John McGaw" <nowhere@at.all> wrote in message
news:eF6qI%234UIHA.5404@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> M.I.5¾ wrote:
>> I normally set up my external disk drives (i.e. connected via firewire)
>> for write through cacheing (AKA 'optimised for easy removal'). However,
>> one drive that I have has either set itself up as (or has become set up
>> as), write back cacheing (AKA as 'optimised for speed').
>>
>> Although I have changed it many times in the past, I have just developed
>> a memory block and can't remember how to change it.
>>
>> Can someone please remind me?
>>
>>
> Hmmmm...
>
> Try My Computer > Manage > Disk Management > Right click on the physical
> disk in the lower pane > Properties > Policies. That took me a long time
> to recall.
>
> You should be aware that there is a bug in XP and SP2 which sometimes
> allows you to _seem_ to change the caching status but which in reality
> does nothing. It happens with some types of storage but not with others
> and I'm no sure I understand the details.
>

Worked a treat. However, instead of saying "Doh!, I should have remembered
that", instead I can positively say that never have done it that way
before.

But any way, a result is a result.