GLYPH TECHNOLOGIES
Ithaca, New York 14850 USA
Windows XP and Vista Write Performance Problem
With Glyph FireWire Hard Drives
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Draft 1.0
Date: 15/Nov/2007
227 Cherry Street
Phone 607-275-0345
Fax 607-275-9464
www.glyphtech.com
1. Introduction
A Problem has been identified which affects any Glyph FireWire drive connected to a Windows XP or
Vista computer, that results in slow write speeds to the Glyph drive. The default Windows settings for
FireWire-connected drives can reduce your Glyph drive performance by as much as 90%. This problem is
easily corrected, just follow these instructions:
2. Instructions:
1. Connect the Glyph drive to your computer
via FireWire. To avoid
confusion, it is recommend that you
disconnect all other external drives.
2. Click on "Start"
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3. Right click on "My
Computer"
4. Select "Manage"
5. On the left hand panel, select "Disk Management"
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6. Right click on the volume that represents the Glyph drive and select
properties.
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7. Click the "Hardware" tab.
8. Highlight the Glyph drive on the
drive list and click on "Properties".
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9. Click on the “Policies”
tab.
10. You will see two radio buttons
- "Optimize for quick removal" and
"optimize for performance".
11. If not selected, select
"Optimize for performance" and
click on "OK". If running Vista
also check "enable write caching
on the disk".
12. Click on "OK" and exit
Computer Management.
This problem affects Vista and XP,
we have not looked at 2000. It may
improve performance for any Glyph
drive connected via FireWire.
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PROPRIETARY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by GLYPH.
Although GLYPH will make every effort to inform users of substantive errors, GLYPH disclaims all liability for any loss or damage
resulting from the use of this manual or any software described herein, including without limitation contingent, special, or
incidental liability.
GLYPH is a registered trademark of Glyph Technologies.
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