Dell 8400 - Native command queueing problem

LowLife

I am not sure if any of you remember previous problems I had. I had a nforce2 board that I couldnt get a maxline 3 drive to work with. I tried all kinds of things. Just wouldn't work.
I got pretty upset and bought a new computer, I had a cracked processor core anyways.
I was frustrated enought to buy a prebuily computer for the first time in my life. (Dell Dimension 8400, 3.6 Ghtz intel, 1 Gig ddr2-533 mghtz, 160 serial ata drive)
The drive that came with the computer supports Native command queueing, the maxline 3 in question does also. NTQ worked for both drives when I first got the computer. Me being the clean freak I am, formatted the drive to get all the dell stuff of fof it. example.... aol, lots of other crap they put on new computers. I have had the computer less than a month. When I reinstalled windows, I noticed both drives were shown, but in the Intel application accelerator, only the drive from Dell was shown as having Native command Queueing on it. It lists the other drive still (on the same Serial ata controller, built into the motherboard) but the Maxline 3 doesnt have Native command queueing anymore. It lists the Maxline 3 (300 Gig Sata 150 drive as a Maxtor 7B300SO)

Any body have any ideas?

shwaip

I'm not sure about the ncq problem, but "7B300SO" is just the model number for your Maxline 3 300 gig drive.

LowLife

Thanks for the info...

Leonardo

Someone educate Leo, please. What is Native Command Queueing. (American Indians lining up at a big potluck?)

Geeky1

Leonardo wrote:

Someone educate Leo, please. What is Native Command Queueing. (American Indians lining up at a big potluck?)

S-M BYTE!!!

LowLife

Native command queueing is a feature that they are starting to incorporate into new serial ata drives. I cant tell you if it is any better. (Supposedly it is) But I just thought it was weird that it was there and now it isnt...(and still there on one drive and not the other)