If you have a RAID volume on your system, you can use the Intel® Matrix Storage Console to enable or disable the hard drive write-back cache for all the hard drive members of that RAID volume.

If you do not have a RAID volume on your system, you can enable or disable the hard drive's write-back cache within the Microsoft Windows* operating system.

Enable/Disable Write-Back Cache Using Intel® Matrix Storage Console

If you have a RAID volume on your system, use the following steps to enable or disable the hard drive's write-back cache using the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager.

Note: This will enable or disable the cache for all the hard drives that are members of the RAID volume(s) in that array.

1. Open the Intel® Matrix Storage Console (Start » Programs » Intel® Matrix Storage Manager » Intel® Matrix Storage Console).
2. Click View » Advanced Mode.
3. Right-click the RAID array in the device tree and click Enable Hard Drive(s) Write Cache or Disable Hard Drive(s) Write Cache.

Enable/Disable Write-Back Cache Using Microsoft Windows*

If you do not have a RAID volume on your system, use the following steps to enable or disable the hard drive's write-back cache within the Microsoft Windows* operating system.

1. Click Start.
2. Click Computer.
3. Right-click the applicable hard drive and click Properties.
4. Click the Hardware tab.
5. Select the applicable hard drive and click Properties.
6. Click the Policies tab.
7. If available, select or deselect Optimize for performance.

Microsoft Windows* XP

1. Double-click the My Computer icon.
2. Right-click the applicable hard drive and click Properties.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Select the applicable hard drive and click Properties.
5. Click the Policies tab.
6. If available, select or deselect Enable write caching on the disk.

This applies to:

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager