CNET

Purge the OS X disk cache to analyze memory usage

The disk cache in OS X can sometimes use a fair amount of the system's RAM, and clearing it can help you figure out how much RAM your applications and system processes are using. Topher, an avid Mac ...
Ars Technica

HP DL380 G6 - BIOS default is to have Disk Write cache "disabled" - performance hit?

Going through the BIOS menu afterward I noticed that the default for Advanced Options > Drive Write Cache is "Disabled". Does this mean that all the drivex in the box (which are attached to the ...
MCPmag

Troubleshooting Disk Troubles, or How to Speak SAN-ish

Insights from a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer on how to identify poor disk performance conditions and how to communicate the problem to SAN administrators and vendors.Insights from a Microsoft ...
PC Gamer

You can create a RAM disk within the 3D V-Cache of an AMD X3D CPU if you really want to

Now here's something interesting, if only for interest's sake. Twitter/X user Nemez managed to create a RAM disk held within the Level 3 cache of an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor and the results make ...
Electronic Design

What’s The Difference Between Hardware And Software Hybrid Disk Drives?

Computer storage is becoming more complicated (see “The Storage Hierarchy Gets More Complex”). Users now can choose between hard disks (HDs), solid-state disks (SSDs), and solid-state hard disks ...