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Date:      Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:22:16 -0500
From:      Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov>
To:        Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>
Cc:        mi@aldan.algebra.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: writing slower with SoftUpdates
Message-ID:  <19990422172216.A552@symbion.srrc.usda.gov>
In-Reply-To: <19990422163120.A48347@dan.emsphone.com>; from Dan Nelson on Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 04:31:20PM -0500
References:  <199904212008.QAA57336@misha.cisco.com> <19990422163120.A48347@dan.emsphone.com>

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On Thu, Apr 22, 1999 at 04:31:20PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote:
> I've attached a script that will check all drives on your system, tell
> you which ones have WCE (write cache enable) turned on, and tell you
> how to disable it.
> 
> 	-Dan Nelson
> 	dnelson@emsphone.com

Interesting! I ran your script and found all three of my SCSI drives
had write caching enabled. Is it the same situation with IDE drives and
softupdates with regards to performance degradation?

Thanks.
-- 
Glenn Johnson
Technician
USDA, ARS, SRRC
New Orleans, LA


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