Re: Shutdown Timing Problem

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Hi,

Disable the delay write cache to verify it is indeed the problem.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Daniel Rudy" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well all that is nice and interesting, but how can one clear the dirty bit
> when the machine is shutting down? If I disable disk write caching, then
> the system will take a major performance hit, so that's not an option. I
> remember that Win98 had this exact same problem and the fix was a new
> driver that looks at a registry option to pause the shutdown to give the
> drive time to write the data to the disk. As to how I know this is the
> problem, it's quite simple: Fast, new HD, shutdown normally with no
> errors, and the next time the system restarts it runs chkdsk. It does the
> exact same thing that Win98 did before Microsoft fixed the problem. Oh,
> and this is not a removable drive, it's mounted inside the case and
> connected to an IDE port.
>
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> Daniel Rudy
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uCNBz22fFHA.2372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi,
>>
>> Why do you believe the delay write cache is the problem? Do you get a
>> message to that effect? Have you tried disabling it to see if it stops?
>>
>> Try running chkntfs /d from a cmd prompt to clear the dirty bit that
>> causes chkdsk to run.
>>
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>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Daniel Rudy" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23qhslS2fFHA.4024@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> When WinXP Pro restarts, sometimes it runs chkdsk like the system wasn't
>>> shutdown properly even though it was. I think this has to do with the
>>> harddrive not having enough time to write the data out in it's cache
>>> before the machine is powered off. Is there a way to hold the system
>>> power on for a few more seconds before the power is turned off? A
>>> registry tweak maybe?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Daniel Rudy
>>>
>>
>>
>
> "Treeman" <Treeman.1rklol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Treeman.1rklol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Daniel,
>> You can turn off "Enable write caching on Disk." in Control Panel,
>> System, Device Manager, (select your hard drive) right click to
>> properties, left click on properties, select the Policies tab and
>> uncheck the box.
>> This is the fix for the infamous "Delayed Write," error message for
>> external drives. It might be worth a shot.
>> Anyone else care to help out?
>> Best,
>> Treeman
>>
>>
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> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ujCjD$2fFHA.2484@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> If the dirty bit is set when the computer restarts, chkdsk runs to verify
>> the consistency of the volume.Run chkdsk to fix the problem.
>> see below:-
>> http://tinyurl.com/2obcd
>> http://tinyurl.com/3zbaa
>>
>> regards,
>> ssg MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> Daniel Rudy wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> When WinXP Pro restarts, sometimes it runs chkdsk like the system wasn't
>>> shutdown properly even though it was. I think this has to do with the
>>> harddrive not having enough time to write the data out in it's cache
>>> before the machine is powered off. Is there a way to hold the system
>>> power on for a few more seconds before the power is turned off? A
>>> registry tweak maybe?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>
>


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