Hitachi hard disk 0J11285 500 GB 2.5 " 8 MB 0J11285 Information Guide

Advanced Format Technology Brief / Table of Contents

Table of Contents

What is Advanced Format?

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How Does Advanced Format Technology Work?

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How Does Advanced Format Technology Maintain Compatibility?

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512-byte Read

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512-byte Write (Read-Modify-Write)

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How Does Advanced Format Technology Maintain Performance? ........................2
  

Partition Alignment .............................................................................................................. 3

  

Advanced Format Aware Operating Systems .......................................................... 3

  

Legacy Operating Systems ................................................................................................. 4

  

Using a Partition Alignment Tool ....................................................................................4

Partitioning Software ................................................................................................................... 4
Additional Sources of Information ........................................................................................ 4