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512 Byte sctor HDD (not Advabced Format)

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512 Byte sctor HDD (not Advabced Format)

#1 Post by schmaud » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:49 pm

Hi,

I am still using XP and need a new (bigger) HDD.
Do you know which is the largest available HDD with 512 Byte sectors isntead of the advanced format 4096 Byte sectors?
Otherwise: If I get the 1TB Samsung drive: are there any clone tools doing already the aligment. or are there aligment tool working after cloning?

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Ralf

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Re: 512 Byte sctor HDD (not Advabced Format)

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:19 pm

For the T42: max. 320GB (PATA)
for the X60: max. 750GB (SATA)
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Re: 512 Byte sctor HDD (not Advabced Format)

#3 Post by schmaud » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:07 am

Hi,

can you a bit more spezific: which of the 750 GB hdds is NOT advanced format?

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Re: 512 Byte sctor HDD (not Advabced Format)

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:53 am

Check the specs of the HD you want to buy, it should tell you if Advanced or not.
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Re: 512 Byte sctor HDD (not Advabced Format)

#5 Post by jdrou » Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:11 pm

Note that some of the Seagate drives with large sectors supposedly do not require any alignment ("SmartAlign" feature).
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