Maxtor Plus 10 300GB Delayed Write Failure

DangerMouse18 · Nov 6, 2004, 03:24 AM

I just added the SATA drive in the title to my PC, along with two other PATA drives. When I've been writing to it heavily during a downloading session, after about 15 minutes I get a Delayed Write Failure error.

I've read up about it, and apparently one way to remove the problem is to turn off write caching for this drive.

My only concern is that if I do, I won't be utilising the 16mb cache that really attracted me to buy it in the first place. Is this true? What sort of performance drop will I see if I do turn this option off?
I dun even know for sure what write caching is!

Thanks for any help you can offer.

No_Style · Nov 6, 2004, 04:34 AM

Hmmmm... That's not a good thing. I'm looking forward to getting one of those babies as well. I wouldn't know what the performance drop would be in a synthetic benchmark, but in the real world, you shouldn't notice it that much.

Update:

I did a search on this error and it appears to be not just a drive issue, it could be related to other things as well. Some even suggest USB conflicting issues or even NIC conflicts.

Did you install the latest drivers etc?

bug77 · Nov 6, 2004, 04:38 AM

RMA the thing! You do not want to turn off the cache. The performance hit will be more than 50%... Just check if it was an accidental failure. If not, RMA it.

DangerMouse18 · Nov 6, 2004, 12:40 PM

I've updated to the latest BIOS, and tried the other SATA connection on my mobo. All to no avail.

Wow - if the performance hit is that much, I think I will RMA it. Only thing is, is it a fault with the drive, or is it something that's gonna happen if I get another one the same?

Nov 6, 2004, 03:24 AM	#1
DangerMouse18 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Maxtor Plus 10 300GB Delayed Write Failure I just added the SATA drive in the title to my PC, along with two other PATA drives. When I've been writing to it heavily during a downloading session, after about 15 minutes I get a Delayed Write Failure error. I've read up about it, and apparently one way to remove the problem is to turn off write caching for this drive. My only concern is that if I do, I won't be utilising the 16mb cache that really attracted me to buy it in the first place. Is this true? What sort of performance drop will I see if I do turn this option off? I dun even know for sure what write caching is! Thanks for any help you can offer.

Nov 6, 2004, 04:34 AM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Hmmmm... That's not a good thing. I'm looking forward to getting one of those babies as well. I wouldn't know what the performance drop would be in a synthetic benchmark, but in the real world, you shouldn't notice it that much. Update: I did a search on this error and it appears to be not just a drive issue, it could be related to other things as well. Some even suggest USB conflicting issues or even NIC conflicts. Did you install the latest drivers etc? __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 6, 2004, 12:40 PM	Thread Starter #4
DangerMouse18 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Yeah I've updated things: I've updated to the latest BIOS, and tried the other SATA connection on my mobo. All to no avail. Wow - if the performance hit is that much, I think I will RMA it. Only thing is, is it a fault with the drive, or is it something that's gonna happen if I get another one the same?

Nov 6, 2004, 04:38 AM	#3
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	RMA the thing! You do not want to turn off the cache. The performance hit will be more than 50%... Just check if it was an accidental failure. If not, RMA it.