Summary Of Hp Advanced Format Tools - HP Pro 6305 Installation Manual
Preparing advanced format hard drives for microsoft windows installations on hp business notebook pcs, workstations, and desktop
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Summary of HP Advanced Format tools
HP has released a number of SoftPaqs for disk information and partition alignment tools. While these
tools are unnecessary if partitions have been 4 KB-aligned during partitioning, they may be useful for
diagnosis or remedial action. For example, the Unattended AF Disk Information Tool has a useful
feature that allows it to detect solid-state drives (SSDs) based on the Media Rotation Rate flag.
Table 4 briefly summarizes the features of these tools.
Table 4. Summary the sources for and key features of HP Advanced Format (AF) tools
SoftPaqs (1)
Desktop/POS
Workstation
Notebook
Superseded SoftPaqs
Desktop/POS
Workstation
Notebook
Key features
Unattended
No installation required
Detect AF disk
Detect SSD
Report 4 KB alignment
Report 1 MB alignment
Sample scripts
Supported on non-
writeable media
Aligns partitions
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sp56815
sp56815
sp56528
sp57093(3)
sp55117(2)
sp55117(2)
sp56211(2)
sp52575(3)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
sp53063
sp53063
sp55511
sp52890
sp51011
sp51011
X
X
X
X
sp53121(4)
X
X
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