From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gentoopower Subject: Re: NCQ general question Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:48:00 +0100 Message-ID: <4405D040.8000700@yahoo.de> References: <5d96567b0602282304o558fb564jd72784bafdd289f5@mail.gmail.com> <440561CB.30201@yahoo.de> <4405A656.1030602@rtr.ca> <4405C41F.5060504@yahoo.de> <20060301160554.GD4816@suse.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtp110.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.206.243]:41094 "HELO smtp110.plus.mail.mud.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751622AbWCAQsG (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:48:06 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20060301160554.GD4816@suse.de> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Cc: "linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" Jens Axboe wrote: > On Wed, Mar 01 2006, Gentoopower wrote: > >> I have two seagates in my box a 160GB 7200.7 and 160GB 7200.9(SATAII >> NCQ), using NFORCE4. >> I can defintely feel the speed difference between the two drives. >> > > Well that can't be because of NCQ, since it isn't active :-) > Got ya:-) Who said this box is running only linux? I have dual boot on this box, Windows 2003 Server and Gentoo, originally I had windows on the 7200.2 then bought the 7200.9, cloned the drive to the new, therefore I know the difference:-) And yeah it is active, at least nvidias info tool in hardware manager says it is:-) > >> P.S. Just waiting to see NCQ support for my nforce system in libata:-) >> > > Don't hold your breath, it's unlikely to get supported as nvidia wont > open the specs. ahci is a really really nice controller, if you want ncq > I suggest going with that. sil is probably the next in line for ncq > support. > > ___________________________________________________________ Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: http://messenger.yahoo.de