>> Thanks Donald. The results are now identical. So, it has to do with
>> buffer flushing differences between the machines. Now I have to >> figure out what the differences are given that the XP laptop is >> configured as shipped and is showing the performance improvement. > > >Addendum. I have confirmed that write caching is enabled for both the >"slower" and "faster" machine. So, I can eliminate write caching as being the difference. > >John Check what physical drive is being used in your laptop. It may have some type of lazy write caching at the device level. Noah CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
