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From: David Masover <ninja@slaphack.com>
Subject: Re: reiserfs and IDE write cache
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:45:04 -0500
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Francisco Javier Cabello wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been 'googling' and I have found a lot of people warning about the 
> problems with IDE write cache and journaling filesystems. 

These problems exist with ANY filesystem, journaling or not.  They also 
exist with no filesystem at all.

> Should I disable write cache in my systems using reiserfs3+2.4.25?

I'm not sure if it will help.  At least with IDE drives, I often cannot 
get the write cache disabled -- it's as if it ignores hdparm.

So, like Toby says, get a UPS.  Or get a laptop instead, if that makes 
any sense.