Linux SCSI Disk Driver (sd) Parameters ====================================== cache_type (RW) --------------- Enable/disable drive write & read cache. cache_type string | WCE RCD | Write cache | Read cache ----------------------------+---------+-------------+------------ write through | 0 0 | off | on none | 0 1 | off | off write back | 1 0 | on | on write back, no read (daft) | 1 1 | on | off To set cache type to "write back" and save this setting to the drive: # echo "write back" > cache_type To modify the caching mode without making the change persistent, prepend "temporary " to the cache type string. E.g.: # echo "temporary write back" > cache_type