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Preparing Advanced Format hard drives

for Microsoft Windows installations on HP

Business Notebook PCs and Desktop PCs

Technical white paper

Table of contents

Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... 2

What does the Advanced Format drive mean to you? .............................................................................. 2

Important tips................................................................................................................................... 4

Validating partition alignment ............................................................................................................... 5

Using DISKEXT ................................................................................................................................. 5

Using WMIC ................................................................................................................................... 6

Using DISKPART ............................................................................................................................... 6

Sample validation ............................................................................................................................ 7

Enhancing the performance of small writes ............................................................................................. 8

Frequently asked questions ................................................................................................................... 9

Appendix A: Technical background ..................................................................................................... 11

Partition alignment ......................................................................................................................... 11

Why alignment helps ...................................................................................................................... 12

For more information .......................................................................................................................... 13

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HP ProBook 4330s Specifications

General

HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA II
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	320 GB
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Bus type	DMI
Stepping	J1
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-2410M
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-2400 Mobile Series
Processor socket	BGA 1023
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Sandy Bridge
Processor frequency	2.3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	23
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Display surface	Matt
Display diagonal	13.3 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Power supply type	AC/DC
Intel segment tagging	Enterprise
Audio system	Premium Sound
Bluetooth version	3.0+HS
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating system installed	Linux
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Battery life (max)	6 h
Number of battery cells	6
AC adapter power	65 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Product color	Black
Housing material	Aluminum
Country of origin	China
Pointing device	Touchpad
On-board graphics card ID	0x116
Discrete graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1200 MHz
Processor ARK ID	52224
Processor package size	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023) mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00