mysql> SELECT VERSION(); +-----------+ | VERSION() | +-----------+ | 5.0.67 | +-----------+ 1 row in set (0.04 sec) mysql> SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t1; +----+------------+ | ID | Population | +----+------------+ | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | 6 | 1 | | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 1 | | 9 | 1 | | 10 | 1 | +----+------------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t2; +----+------------+ | ID | Population | +----+------------+ | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 2 | | 5 | 2 | | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | | 9 | 2 | | 10 | 2 | +----+------------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t0; +----+------------+ | ID | Population | +----+------------+ | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | 6 | 1 | | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 1 | | 9 | 1 | | 10 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 2 | | 5 | 2 | | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | | 9 | 2 | | 10 | 2 | +----+------------+ 20 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> ALTER TABLE `t1` DISABLE KEYS; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.10 sec) mysql> TRUNCATE TABLE `t1`; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(1,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(2,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(3,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(4,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(5,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(6,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(7,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(8,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(9,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO `t1` VALUES(10,1); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> ALTER TABLE `t1` ENABLE KEYS; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT SQL_NO_CACHE * FROM t0; +----+------------+ | ID | Population | +----+------------+ | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 1 | | 5 | 1 | | 6 | 1 | | 7 | 1 | | 8 | 1 | | 9 | 1 | | 10 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | | 4 | 2 | | 5 | 2 | | 6 | 2 | | 7 | 2 | | 8 | 2 | | 9 | 2 | | 10 | 2 | +----+------------+ 20 rows in set (0.01 sec)