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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 Windows 7 Windows Vista SP1 or later Windows Vista prior to SP1 Windows XP POSReady 2009 or WEPOS Scenario You are installing a preinstalled image you received directly from HP A A A A A You are installing your own image using WinPE C C C C B You are installing your own image; you are not using WinPE D D D D D You are installing off-the-shelf (that is, non-HP) media A A B E B You are installing HP restore media A A B E B You are installing an HP F11 restore image A A B B B You are using Symantec Ghost to reimage the drive F F F F F 4