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Preparing advanced format hard drives for microsoft windows installations on hp business notebook pcs and desktop pcs
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Table 1. Links to information on optimizing performance in various scenarios involving the use of an Advanced Format drive
Scenario
You are installing a preinstalled image you
received directly from HP
You are installing your own image using
WinPE
You are installing your own image; you are
not using WinPE
You are installing off-the-shelf (that is, non-
HP) media
You are installing HP restore media
You are installing an HP F11 restore image
You are using Norton Ghost to re-image
the drive
Table 2. Actions to be taken to optimize system performance, with links to the appropriate downloads provided
Scenario
Actions
A
Your Advanced Format drive is aligned.
To optimize performance with Windows 7 or WinPE,
Note: If you are upgrading your PC to Windows Vista SP1 or later or Windows 7, no realignment is
required since these OSs are Advanced Format-aware.
B
This scenario is not supported by HP.
C
For WinPE installations prior to 3.0,
To optimize performance with Windows 7 or WinPE,
For Intel platforms,
For AMD platforms,
Interface (AHCI) Driver.
D
Ensure that your imaging tools are Advanced Format-aware so that you can validate your infrastructure for
Advanced Format readiness.
To optimize performance with Windows 7 or WinPE,
For Intel platforms,
For AMD platforms,
Note: When a Linux image is being installed, an Advanced Format drive has no impact if you create
partitions with appropriate offset values
page size, which is 4 KB on an x86 platform.
The same rule applies to Windows images.
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A
A
C
C
D
D
A
A
A
A
A
A
F
install
Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK).
upgrade
to Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) 9.6 or later.
upgrade
to the latest version of the AMD Serial ATA (SATA) Advanced Host Controller
upgrade
to Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) 9.6 or later.
upgrade
to the latest version of the AMD SATA AHCI Driver.
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. The Linux kernel performs accesses in multiples of the hardware
A
A
C
C
D
D
E
E
E
E
B
B
F
F
F
apply
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 982018.
apply
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 982018.
apply
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 982018.
B
A
A
C
C
B
D
D
D
E
E
E
E
A
B
B
A
B
F
F
A
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