Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:11:07 -0400 From: Dan <dan-freebsd-questions@ourbrains.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Disabling write cache on eSATA enclosures Message-ID: <20090311181107.GA26852@ourbrains.org>
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Hi. atacontrol is reporting that the write cache on an eSATA enclosure I am using (Silicon Image chipset) with Silicon Image SATA controller has write cache enabled even though I want it disabled in loader.conf. My feeling is this has to be controlled by the enclosure, though such control doesn't exist. Is this it, or is the OS still responsible for turning off cache on external drives? What's your experience? Thanks.
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