Re: "cache management", check out these Articles ... They're W2K server-side settings that seem appropriate, at least as it might relate to data corruption.

How to Manually Enable/Disable Disk Write Caching
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Write Caching Settings for Hard Disk May Not Persist After You Restart Your Computer
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Possible Data Loss After You Enable the "Write Cache Enabled" Feature
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>In any case, it looks strongly to me that there is a problem with Win cache management techniques vis-a-vis VFP-style write/update.