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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: ATA support for 4k sector size
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:32:20 -0800
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To: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> 
> Quick answer from one of my contacts.  Desktop drives will indeed ship
> with an alignment of 1(*).  The alignment is hardwired at time of
> manufacture and can't be changed.
> 

Oh God.

This is a disaster.

	-hpa

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