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Note
Because the Paragon Partition Alignment Tool reports that a correctly
aligned 4 KB partition is misaligned, you should use the Unattended
Advanced Format Hard Disk Information Tool to verify alignment.
Performance optimization
Tables 1 and 2 outline a number of scenarios involving the use of Advanced Format-aware drives and
recommends actions you should take to optimize the performance of your HP system.
Table 1
. Links to information on optimizing performance in various scenarios involving the use of an Advanced Format drive
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You are installing your own image
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You are installing your own image;
you are not using WinPE
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You are installing off-the-shelf
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You are installing HP restore media
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