Disable write-cache?

[walkerx]

How do you disable the write-cache on a Falcon II 64GB SSD, whenever I've tried Windows 7 reports it can't be done as the drive possibly doesn't support it.

Has anyone managed to disable the cache on their drives?

regards
Walkerx

[sspinboy]

hi, walkerx
could you describe how you disable your falconII 64GB?
I've disabled write-cache on my Falcon II 64GB SSD in windows7.
what i do is follow this guide
you may try it~

[walkerx]

hi, walkerx
could you describe how you disable your falconII 64GB?
I've disabled write-cache on my Falcon II 64GB SSD in windows7.
what i do is follow this guide
you may try it~

thanks for the reply, but I know how to disable the write-cache on a drive, the issue i have under Windows 7 it won't allow it, saying the drive does not support this feature, so need to know if anyone on windows 7 has managed to disable the cache on their drive

If you've managed to do it, which firmware are you using - the original that came with the drive or the latest firmware

[sspinboy]

walkerx,
My SSD is the latest firmware rev. 1916.
My motherbord is p7p55d deluxe run sata in AHCI mode with Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
What's your platform information ?

[sirius69]

why bother

you guys want to keep your SSD for the next 10 years ? just don't bother with so many tweaks . Let Win7 manage the stuff and only change the temp folder location. If you start changing all the options, you'll end up with a slow booting PC. The grinding from the hard drive will come back and frankly , who care if this toy die after 3 years. By then, your 100megs/sec write SSD will be a joke. Just push it to it's limit, read and write, the hell with the longevity.

[walkerx]

@sspinboy - using win7 64 (hp), msi dka790gx plat, phen II x4 940

@sirius69 - leaving write-cache on a drive can cause data corruption if windows crashes or you have a power failure, so it is advisable to actually disable the write-cache to prevent this from happening