Harddisk: NCQ support?
Is the Macbook able to use harddisks that support NCQ (like Toshiba MK1637GSX 160GB SATA) - would you recommend to buy this HD?
white Macbook 2Ghz duo , 2GB Ram, 120GB HD, Mac OS X (10.4.7)
This Seagate drive is listed for the MacBook and MacBook Pro and it's an NCQ drive.
http://www.welovemacs.com/s9160821as.html
Apple's Developer documentation states "The MacBook comes with a 5400 rpm Serial ATA (SATA) Gen-I (1.5 Gbps) disk drive. The SATA disk drives operate through an AHCI 1.1 controller that supports advanced SATA-II features such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and PHY power management."
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/HardwareDrivers/Conceptual/MacBook_0605 /Articles/MacM42DeveloperNote.html
It's an interesting site to check out for lots of techie info on the MacBook.
http://www.welovemacs.com/s9160821as.html
Apple's Developer documentation states "The MacBook comes with a 5400 rpm Serial ATA (SATA) Gen-I (1.5 Gbps) disk drive. The SATA disk drives operate through an AHCI 1.1 controller that supports advanced SATA-II features such as Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and PHY power management."
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/HardwareDrivers/Conceptual/MacBook_0605 /Articles/MacM42DeveloperNote.html
It's an interesting site to check out for lots of techie info on the MacBook.