Raptor 150 ADFD

[DasFox]

After reading the review on AnandTech over the Raptor 150, I would like to know with what is mentioned here below about the NCQ, if this still stands and if so, how do you disable it?

We did witness performance decreases of up to 9% in certain benchmarks with NCQ activated. We will further investigate the performance penalty of NCQ in the near future with our revised benchmark suite. At this time we recommend turning off NCQ if this drive will be utilized in a single-user environment.

Thanks

 

[saltedeggman]

try looking into device manager

 

[Bobthelost]

It's normally disabled, unless you enabled it in your device manager or in the BIOS.

 

[DasFox]

Ok thanks I'll have a look.

ALOHA

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: Bobthelost
It's normally disabled, unless you enabled it in your device manager or in the BIOS.

From what I read it's enabled by default, so I want to check and make sure, but there is no NCQ setting I can find in the BIOS or Device Manager.

Is it going to be listed by the initials only as NCQ?

THANKS

 

[John]

If you use 2k/XP go into the device manager and look under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, then under one of the controllers listed you'll find the raptor under the primary or secondary channel. Look for 'enable command queuing'.

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: John
If you use 2k/XP go into the device manager and look under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, then under one of the controllers listed you'll find the raptor under the primary or secondary channel. Look for 'enable command queuing'.

Nope nothing in there for it:

http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot3xq.jpg

 

[Twsmit]

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: John
If you use 2k/XP go into the device manager and look under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, then under one of the controllers listed you'll find the raptor under the primary or secondary channel. Look for 'enable command queuing'.

Nope nothing in there for it:

http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot3xq.jpg

The window obscures some of the info, is there a primary SATA controller?

 

[DasFox]

No there is no primary SATA controller, because this is a nForce motherboard and they'll only show up as SATA in the Device Manager instead of IDE if you install the nForce drivers.

Last time I messed with the Nvidia IDE drivers my box just sat at the XP logo screen with the little blue scroll moving from side to side and never booting up to the desktop.

Then I heard alot of people saying the Nvidia IDE drivers are problems and even Nvidia admits it and doesn't even recommend anyone using them.

 

[Twsmit]

interesting, on my nf4 board it lists my SATA controller as "Nvidia Nforce4 SATA Controller" under the ATA/ATAPI controller tab.

 

[DasFox]

Well Twsmit I would think because you installed the nForce driver.

 

[DasFox]

Ok nForce drivers in WOW what a MAJOR speed increase and NCQ disabled 😉

THANKS

 

[the Chase]

Originally posted by: DasFox
Ok nForce drivers in WOW what a MAJOR speed increase and NCQ disabled 😉

THANKS

Cool - where did you find the option? When you elect what platform drivers to install?

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: the Chase

Originally posted by: DasFox
Ok nForce drivers in WOW what a MAJOR speed increase and NCQ disabled 😉

THANKS

Cool - where did you find the option? When you elect what platform drivers to install?

In the Device Manager under the SATA controller once I installed the nForce drivers.

http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot6tf.jpg

ALOHA

 

[the Chase]

Originally posted by: DasFox

Originally posted by: the Chase

Originally posted by: DasFox
Ok nForce drivers in WOW what a MAJOR speed increase and NCQ disabled 😉

THANKS

Cool - where did you find the option? When you elect what platform drivers to install?

In the Device Manager under the SATA controller once I installed the nForce drivers.

http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot6tf.jpg

ALOHA

Thanks!!