Win XP Pro - Write behind caching - Is this a problem? (AREV Specific)
At 17 MAY 2002 03:21:58PM Ted Archibald - Parsec Systems wrote:
In Win98 is has been recommended that we flag "DISABLE WRITE BEHIND CACHING ON ALL DRIVES" (Control panel-] System-] Performance-] File System-] Trouble Shooting)
I do this on all systems attached to networks - Novell and NT
Is there a similar setting in XP Pro?
Is there the same potential problem in XP Pro?
As clients buy pre-loaded systems it seems that we have to get used to XP even if Win98 works so well.
I would appreciate some insight into this problem.
Thanks, Ted
At 17 MAY 2002 05:32PM Oystein Reigem wrote:
Ted,
I've heard that only the 9x family of Windows versions (95/98/Me) has Write Behind Caching. I just did a web search, and the pages I found agree with that.
- Oystein -
At 17 MAY 2002 09:27PM Curt Putnam wrote:
FWIW, i'd be anxious to move to XP. My machine now only needs rebooting after some software installs.
At 20 MAY 2002 10:52AM Dave Harmacek wrote:
I've been using XP Pro for months now and notice no problems. I made no adjustments for "write-behind caching". ARev using "All Networks" drivers.
At 23 MAY 2002 05:37PM [url=http://www.sprezzatura.com" onMouseOver=window.status=Click here to visit our web site?';return(true)]The Sprezzatura Group[/url] wrote:
Write behind caching is loaded by default on an XP drive. You can disable it by going to the hard disk properties dialog. You can get to that from the computer management window from administrative tools. Go to storage, then disk management. From there, choose the local disks from the lower right hand section, right click on the disk then choose properties. You should find the option under the policies tab.
I'd be very surprised if all the lanman and rdr settings would not be applicable for XP as they are for all the other NT based operating systems.
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