“Speed up External USB Hard Drives in Windows Vista” outlines a quick, easy trick that you can use to make your stationary USB drive a little faster:
“If you have an external hard drive that is always plugged into your computer, you can enable write caching to speed up performance significantly when writing to the disk.”
Be warned, that this tip is intended for those who leave their USB drive plugged in for long periods of time. If you plug and unplug your drive frequently, following these directions is very likely to cause data loss. That said, visit the article for a screenshot tour of how to accomplish this tip.
