Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:02:41 +0000 (GMT) | From | Bernd Schmidt <> | Subject | Re: last write to drive issued with write cache off? |
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On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Alan Cox wrote:
> > "To prevent loss of customer data, it is recommended that the last write access > > before power off be issued after setting the write cache off." > > Standard 2.4 doesn't do this. 2.4.19-ac issues cache flushes.
Is this what's been causing my harddrives to make funny noises on shutdown recently?
Bernd
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