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I have an old laptop and I need to convert FAT32 partition to NTFS format. I've read two articles about formatting to NTFS and then about aligning partitions to 4kB boundaries (see links below). My questions are:
- is this an issue only with newer drives (Advanced Format option)?
- is this an issue when converting FAT32 to NTFS without AF option (old drives)?
- why is it not an issue (as the articles indicates) in newer systems like Windows 7 (what's the difference)?
Resources:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.php
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-4kb-sector-disks/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw074KB-Disksdth-LX
I was surprised that 4kB alignment issue wasn't mentioned in context of newer AF disks. Additionally it looks like I've omitted "except" word before "Windows XP". Anyway I'll check the alignment. Geek way is not a problem here ;) – Krzysztof Szynter – 2011-04-26T21:33:14.387