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3 Re-imaging Requirements when using Advanced Format HDDs
The following are the
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
-Apply the applicable Microsoft KB article
-Partition alignment
such as (Please refer to section 3.2 for detailed instructions):
| Operating System |
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| Advanced Format | ||
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| Aware | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 |
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| Yes |
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| Microsoft Windows 7 |
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| Yes | ||
| Microsoft Vista SP1 |
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| Yes |
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| Microsoft Vista |
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| No | ||
| Microsoft XP (all versions) |
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| No |
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| Microsoft Windows PE 3.0 or Later |
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| Yes |
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| Microsoft Windows PE older versions |
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| No |
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