Re: Disabling Write-Caching
On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 01:28:38AM -0400, Greg Folkert wrote:
> caching is still okay to use. Why else would manufacturers put cache
> ON-BOARD the hard-drives if it was BAD... do you think they LIKE
> SPENDING MONEY on things that won't be used? They would rather just not
> include it and save more money.
To improve benchmark performance and have ever increasing numbers
describing the porduct available so as to increase sales. Coincidentally
it does also have a positive effect on percieved HD performance.
DB monkies generally like turning it off as it has proven to cause data
loss in certain corner cases. Good DB monkies tend to be very paranoid
of their data.
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"To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the
greatest tribute."
- High Court Judge Michael Kirby
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