Original Question:
>What I would like to know is what, if any, consequences I can expect from
>switching off the Write Cache option. Is this just a performance issue?

Tom Turak replied:
>Since the contents of the write cache may be committed to disk somewhere in
>the range of a fraction of a second to 10 seconds (idle times are not in
>short supply, so writes happen very soon after the data is changed), the
>cache does not produce much of a delay in writing the disk.  Even a cheap
>UPS (uninterruptible power supply) battery backup will prevent your
>situation from re-occurring.


Thanks Tom. Unfortunately my employer doesn't like to spend money on UPS devices for stand alone work stations, so I guess leaving the Write Cache off is the next best alternative or putting the development software on a server where backup support is available.

Regards Roger Griffiths.

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