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Figure 5 Advanced Format emulation logos Figure 6 Advanced Format native logos 7 Conclusion The industry transition away from the legacy 512-byte sector is a certainty, and gives hard drive suppliers another tool for driving improved areal densities. Dell and our customers both benefit from this transition through higher capacity hard drives and continued reliability. The key to a smooth transition is a well-educated storage community who can avoid potential performance pitfalls. The most critical aspect of a smooth and successful transition to 4K sectors used in Advanced Format is performance. Whether you are building or configuring a computer, do the following to ensure optimal performance: • Use"an"operating"system"to"align"partitions"on"a"4Kn"boundary • Use"third-party"software"or"utilities"to"create"hard"drive"partitions;"verify"with"your"Dell"team"to" ensure"the"products"you're"using"have"been"updated"and"confirmed"to"be"4K Together with our industry colleagues and customers, we can make the transition to Advanced Format 4K sectors smooth and efficient, leveraging the long-term potential benefits for Dell and our customers. 8 Additional resources http://www.seagate.com/tech-insights/advanced-format-4k-sector-hard-drives-master-ti/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848035(v=vs.85).aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2013/04/24/exchange-2010-database-availability-groupsand-disk-sector-sizes.aspx http://www.idema.org/?page_id=2900 12 512e and 4Kn Disk Formats