Windows ME/98SE IDE fast shutdown fix

Fumiup

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Windows IDE Hard Drive Cache Package

The Windows IDE Hard Drive Cache Package provides a workaround to a recently identified issue with computers that have the combination of Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard disk drives with large caches and newer/faster processors. Computers with this combination may risk losing data if the hard disk shuts down before it can preserve the data in its cache.

This update introduces a slight delay in the shutdown process. The delay of two seconds allows the hard drive's onboard cache to write any data to the hard drive

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Now they have finally released an official patch.
 

Bryan

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I guess this takes care of the IBM drives, but what about the low level format that was required beforehand?