Dell A03 manual Re-imaging Requirements when using Advanced Format HDDs

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Dell Latitude E-Family & Mobile Precision Reimage “How-To” Guide

3 Re-imaging Requirements when using Advanced Format HDDs

The following are the re-imaging guidelines needed to support Advanced Format HDDs. These requirements are dependent on which Operating System will be installed and which method of deployment will be used.

3.1Microsoft Operating Systems Advanced Format Aware Readiness

An Operating System is Advanced Format Aware if it meets the following criteria:

oIt understands the concept of physical sector vs. logical sector o It maximizes writes using multiples of 4k bytes

o Disk partition starts at the boundary of 4k sector

Not all current Microsoft Operating Systems are Advanced Format Aware (refer to the Table below). A system configured with an Advanced Format drive and an operating system that is not Advanced Format aware can experience sector misalignment, resulting in performance or compatibility issues.

-Some extra steps may be required for re-imaging even with Advanced Format Aware Microsoft Operating Systems, Install/upgrade to the latest Intel Storage driver

-Apply the applicable Microsoft KB article

-Partition alignment

such as (Please refer to section 3.2 for detailed instructions):

 

Operating System

 

 

Advanced Format

 

 

 

 

Aware

 

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

Microsoft Windows 7

 

 

Yes

 

Microsoft Vista SP1

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

Microsoft Vista

 

 

No

 

Microsoft XP (all versions)

 

 

No

 

 

 

Microsoft Windows PE 3.0 or Later

 

 

Yes

 

 

Microsoft Windows PE older versions

 

 

No

 

 

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Contents Revision A03 May 5th Contents Latitude OverviewSupported Operating Systems How-ToUWB Latest Drivers / Applications and Utilities Installation Sequence Overview Installation SequenceBios ∙ DCP Ambient Light Sensor Applications∙ Notes RAID support requires second hard disk drive BiosTPM Security Recommended Drivers / Applications Installation Order Follow these steps to install the Imsm / Irst driver 1st Generation GraphicsAudio Integrated Wired Network Controller EthernetControl Point System Manager Control Point Security Device DriverSecurity Software Stack Control Point Security ManagerPage ∙ Prerequisites Installer Wireless Local Network Adapters WlanMobile Broadband Wireless Wide Area Network Adapter Wwan Wireless Personal Area Network Adapter UWB / WpanTouchpad Modem Only applies to some systems Free Fall SensorWebcam 19 USBTouch Screen Digitizer Control Vault Firmware Windows Update 1st Generation 2nd Generation Latitude on / Precision onAppendix Driver / SW Stack NET Framework Requirements?How does an Advanced Format HDD impact OS Images? Microsoft Operating Systems Advanced Format Aware Readiness Re-imaging Requirements when using Advanced Format HDDsClean Image Installation on an Advanced Format HDD Image Installation GuidelinesPartition Alignment Options Other Partition Alignment RequirementsAppendix C General Re-Imaging FAQs Page DCP SM Dell Data Protection Access, Ddpa Table B3 Control Point Security Manager Features Table B2DCU Control Point Connection Manager Features Table B4Dell E-Docks E-Family Docking Stations Appendix E Docks
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