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1. How do I disable disk cache policy on a Windows 2003 Small Business Server? When I go to the disk properties/Policies tab to change the radio button to "Optimize for a quick removal" (this setting ...

Going through the BIOS menu afterward I noticed that the default for Advanced Options > Drive Write Cache is "Disabled". Does this mean that all the drivex in the box (which are attached to the ...

Moving the head takes a lot longer than waiting for the sector to come around. So low seek times (the time to move the head) are critical to good disk performance. Access time (time to find a sector) ...