> So...It  looks  like I'm going to set the block size on the array to
> 64k  and  Read-Ahead  Caching  with  Write-Behind  disabled  on this
> channel. I've got 64M of cache on the controller so this should help
> performance.

This  sounds great and the right combo of recommendations. This thread
should be a keeper.

> I'll  also  set the file system cluster size to 64K. I've never done
> this  before. Is it an option when formating a new volume in the W2K
> Disk Management Console?

Yep,  under  "Allocation  unit  size." Also available via /A switch on
FORMAT.EXE command line.

-Sandy


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