Re: Disabling write cache on eSATA enclosures

2009-03-12 Thread Dan
Besides the above cache problem, I am also experiencing timeouts with the enclosure which start happening after some time the enclosure is active. I am using it in raid 1 mode. This is Rosewill R2-RAID. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http:

Re: Disabling write cache on eSATA enclosures

2009-03-11 Thread FreeBSD List
I've got an external eSATA enclosure as well which is using a Silicon Image Chipset and its connected to a Silicon Image SATA controller just like yours. So far, I haven't figured out how to turn off the write cache. I even tried playing with it on Windows (both XP & Vista) and so far, there is

Disabling write cache on eSATA enclosures

2009-03-11 Thread Dan
Hi. atacontrol is reporting that the write cache on an eSATA enclosure I am using (Silicon Image chipset) with Silicon Image SATA controller has write cache enabled even though I want it disabled in loader.conf. My feeling is this has to be controlled by the enclosure, though such control doesn't e