Advanced Format (English Wikipedia)

Swinburne, Richard (April 1, 2010). "The Facts: 4K Advanced Format Hard Disks". bit-tech.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

custhelp.com

wdc.custhelp.com

"How to install a WD Advanced Format Drive on a non-Windows Operating System". January 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.

freebsd.org

"2.7. Allocating Disk Space". Freebsd.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

hitachigst.com

"Download the Hitachi Align Tool". www.hitachigst.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

idema.org

"Advanced Format Definitions, Abbreviations, and Conventions". IDEMA. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
"The Advent of Advanced Format". IDEMA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
Curtis E. Stevens (2011). "Advanced Format in Legacy Infrastructures: More Transparent than Disruptive" (PDF). idema.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
"About the Advanced Format Technology Committee (formerly LDS Committee)". www.idema.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"Advanced Format Logo Overview". IDEMA. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

insic.org

"Home- INSIC | Information Storage Industry Consortium". INSIC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

ivoras.net

"The arrow of time – FreeBSD on 4K sector drives". Ivoras.net. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

kernel.org

"util-linux-ng 2.17 Release Notes". kernel.org. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

kernelnewbies.org

"Linux kernel 2.6.31, Section 11. Block". kernelnewbies.org. September 9, 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
"Linux_2_6_37-DriversArch - Linux Kernel Newbies, Section 2.3. STORAGE". kernelnewbies.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

lwn.net

Jonathan Corbet (2010-03-09). "4K-sector drives and Linux". LWN.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
Goldwyn Rodrigues (2009-03-11). "Linux and 4K disk sectors". LWN.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-24.

microsoft.com

msdn.microsoft.com

"Advanced format (4K) disk compatibility update (Windows)". November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

support.microsoft.com

"Microsoft support policy for 4K sector hard drives in Windows". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved October 24, 2013.

mkp.net

Martin K. Petersen (2009-11-24). "Linux Storage Topology and Advanced Features" (PDF). Oracle Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.

oracle.com

oss.oracle.com

Martin K. Petersen (30 August 2008). "Linux Data Integrity" (PDF). Oracle Corporation. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2020. Most disk drives use 512-byte sectors. [...] Enterprise drives (Parallel SCSI/SAS/FC) support 520/528 byte 'fat' sectors.

docs.oracle.com

"Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Devices and File Systems". Oracle Corporation. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

seagate.com

"Transition to Advanced Format 4K Sector Hard Drives". Seagate. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
"Advanced Format – The Migration to 4K Sectors". Seagate Technology. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
"SmartAlign Technology for Advanced Format Hard Drives" (PDF). www.seagate.com. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD Data Sheet" (PDF). Seagate Technology. April 23, 2014. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

snia.org

"4kB Data Sector Update - IDEMA 4kB Technical Committee" (PDF). www.snia.org. September 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

toshiba.com

storage.toshiba.com

Michael E. Fitzpatrick. "4K Sector Disk Drives: Transitioning to the Future with Advanced Format Technologies" (PDF). Toshiba. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-24.

wdc.com

support.wdc.com

"Advanced Format Software". www.wdc.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

wdc.com

"WD Re Datacenter Distribution Specification Sheet" (PDF). Western Digital. January 21, 2016. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

web.archive.org

"Advanced Format Definitions, Abbreviations, and Conventions". IDEMA. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
"Home- INSIC | Information Storage Industry Consortium". INSIC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
"The Advent of Advanced Format". IDEMA. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
"Transition to Advanced Format 4K Sector Hard Drives". Seagate. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
"Advanced Format – The Migration to 4K Sectors". Seagate Technology. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
Martin K. Petersen (30 August 2008). "Linux Data Integrity" (PDF). Oracle Corporation. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2020. Most disk drives use 512-byte sectors. [...] Enterprise drives (Parallel SCSI/SAS/FC) support 520/528 byte 'fat' sectors.
Smith, Ryan (18 December 2009). "Western Digital's Advanced Format: The 4K Sector Transition Begins". www.anandtech.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Swinburne, Richard (April 1, 2010). "The Facts: 4K Advanced Format Hard Disks". bit-tech.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
Hassner, Martin; Grochowski, Ed (May 31, 2005). 4K Byte-Sector HDD-Data Format Standard. Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
Curtis E. Stevens (2011). "Advanced Format in Legacy Infrastructures: More Transparent than Disruptive" (PDF). idema.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
"Advanced format (4K) disk compatibility update (Windows)". November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
"The arrow of time – FreeBSD on 4K sector drives". Ivoras.net. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
"2.7. Allocating Disk Space". Freebsd.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
"Disk Setup On FreeBSD". Wonkity.com. 2013-06-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
Jonathan Corbet (2010-03-09). "4K-sector drives and Linux". LWN.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
Martin K. Petersen (2009-11-24). "Linux Storage Topology and Advanced Features" (PDF). Oracle Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
"How to install a WD Advanced Format Drive on a non-Windows Operating System". January 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
"Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Devices and File Systems". Oracle Corporation. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
Michael E. Fitzpatrick. "4K Sector Disk Drives: Transitioning to the Future with Advanced Format Technologies" (PDF). Toshiba. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
Goldwyn Rodrigues (2009-03-11). "Linux and 4K disk sectors". LWN.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
"About the Advanced Format Technology Committee (formerly LDS Committee)". www.idema.org. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"4kB Data Sector Update - IDEMA 4kB Technical Committee" (PDF). www.snia.org. September 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"SmartAlign Technology for Advanced Format Hard Drives" (PDF). www.seagate.com. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"Download the Hitachi Align Tool". www.hitachigst.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"Advanced Format Software". www.wdc.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
"Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD Data Sheet" (PDF). Seagate Technology. April 23, 2014. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
"WD Re Datacenter Distribution Specification Sheet" (PDF). Western Digital. January 21, 2016. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
"Microsoft support policy for 4K sector hard drives in Windows". Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
"Linux kernel 2.6.31, Section 11. Block". kernelnewbies.org. September 9, 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
"util-linux-ng 2.17 Release Notes". kernel.org. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
"Advanced Format Logo Overview". IDEMA. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2014-01-10.

wonkity.com

"Disk Setup On FreeBSD". Wonkity.com. 2013-06-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.

xin.at

wp.xin.at

"The brave new world of 4Kn hard disks: A test with Windows (XP x64), Truecrypt, HDTune and others (Update: Now with Linux, XP 32-Bit) – The GAT at XIN.at".