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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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