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Question

Is GPT partition needed to align?

by Feb 7, 2015 11:48AM PST

Which software is to be used?

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Odd. Since that was too easy to find on the web.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 7, 2015 11:08PM PST
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This article is little to do with gpt
by Magic-wand Feb 17, 2015 9:27AM PST

I bought a seagate 3TB hard drive and used GPT to format it in Vista Business(PC BIOS, not UEFI BIOS).
Is this 3TB hard drive with GPT partition need to be aligned and how to align it? I could not find any article exactly regarding to this issue form internet.

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Same procedure for SSD and HDD.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 17, 2015 9:34AM PST
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what does "align" mean here?
by Apr 1, 2015 11:29AM PDT

are you asking the 4K sector alignment?

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what does "align" mean here?
by Apr 1, 2015 11:32AM PDT

are you asking the 4K sector alignment thing? actually, all hard drives, including SSD and traditional hard drive need 4K sector alignment which can speed up read and write. of course it is a good way to extend SSD lifespan

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I'd like to say yes
by Apr 1, 2015 11:33AM PDT

are you asking the 4K sector alignment thing? actually, all hard drives, including SSD and traditional hard drive need 4K sector alignment which can speed up read and write. of course it is a good way to extend SSD lifespan

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