"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Please can any one explain what the difference is between Enable write
> caching on the disk and Enable advanced performance for the policies
> setting
> on hard disks.
>
> I thought Enable write caching on te disk, enabled write caching on the
> disk, so what does Enable advanced perfromance do???

The Advanced Performance setting is a more aggressive write caching
that stores a lot more info in the cache, especially on a SATA disk with
16 MB cache. Obviously, the potential for data loss or disk corruption
is greater in event of a power disruption to the computer.