SATA Command Queuing

[AuxNuke]

I know that ICH 5 does not natively support sata command queuing. What other chipsets, along with intel's ICH 6, support this feature? For example: does the silicon chip (SIL3114) on an IC7 Max3 natively support this function?

Thanx in advance,
Aux

 

[sdadept]

I was just preparing to post this exact same question. I need to know what chipsets or boards support the NCQ command queing that those new Seagate drives support. I want to get an NCQ setup going but I don't know what to buy to get it to all work.

For that matter, has anyone gotten benchmarks from low end servers using it yet?

 

[Ice Czar]

now a half year old
http://www.lostcircuits.com/hdd/hdd8/


as of right now Im only aware of the Silicon Image Sil3124,
and Intel ICH6 offering Native Command Queing
(925/Alderwood and 915/Grantsdale chipsets) the SI only on cards?

 

[sdadept]

yea, I'm aware of that article. I'm looking for current up to date information. I can't believe real non vaporware NCQ hardware is so hard to find. Even after reading all those articles I still couldn't tell you whether there are any mboards out there that support it.

 

[Ice Czar]

I didnt cull the chipsets from that article,
both of those support NCQ but Im not sure the SI is on any board yet
readilly available oncard however