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Stop trusting a fresh Windows install: Why you must manually verify TRIM and SSD write-caching

Reinstalling Windows is a clean slate for your PC. Most of us only do it when we have to, but some friends of mine just treat it as regular PC maintenance. One way or another, it is one of the most ...
Ars Technica

Disabling write-behind caching on removable drives in Windows 2000?

Is it possible to disable write-behind caching/delayed writes in Windows 2000 for removable drives? Windows 9x had this option (System Properties > Performance > File System > Removable Disk). I have ...
XDA Developers

I added SSD caching to my NAS and learned why it's not the performance fix everyone claims

A few months back before RAM prices hit the roof, I decided to add a nice little perk to my NAS. Specifically, I added in SSD ...
Ars Technica

Should 'Write Caching' be enabled within a R2 VM?

We are running Windows Server 2008 (with Hyper-V enabled) on a Dell PowerEdge 2900 III.<BR><BR>I've just noticed that the Server 2008 Guest VM(s) has 'Write Cache' enabled on the 'Virtual HD ATA ...