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Hi Justin,<br>
<br>
I had bet Phil that he couldn't get XP running on a 4 K sector drive,
under certain criteria. He accepted the bet and eventually won it. He
can fill in the details. At this point, I have not personally ran XP
with a 4K sector drive. I pulled out some links which may help you.<br>
<br>
At the very least, you probably need sata drivers updated as of mid
2010, ahci mode on mb, and xp sp 3 with latest patches. Even if the
unit boots, I wouldn't trust it without testing it for a while,
including updates. My Win 7 machine looked like it was working for a
while then I started getting data corruption. I jumped through all
kinds of hoops, but updating the sata driver appears to have been the
ultimate fix.<br>
<br>
This is my message which started the thread, and which describes my
initially failed attempt to get my Win 7 running on a 4 K sector drive.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139605.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139605.html</a><br>
<br>
A comment by Phil re XP<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139638.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139638.html</a><br>
<br>
A response to a comment by me regarding XP patch support ending<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139648.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139648.html</a><br>
<br>
The imfamous bet<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139662.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139662.html</a><br>
<br>
He takes me up on it<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139663.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139663.html</a><br>
<br>
I clarify the conditions<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139667.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139667.html</a><br>
<br>
Phil further clarifies and accepts<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139676.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139676.html</a><br>
<br>
Note that the hard drive he used has Seagate's SmartAllign technology
which reduces migration problems. This may be a feature you want to
look for.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/barracuda-green/">http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/barracuda-green/</a><br>
<br>
Background data from MS regarding 4K drives and Win XP.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139785.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139785.html</a><br>
<br>
10 steps you need to consider when converting to a 4K drive.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139797.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139797.html</a><br>
<br>
Phil describes how he won.<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139881.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139881.html</a><br>
<br>
I had to concede<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139885.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2013-January/139885.html</a><br>
<br>
That should give you lots of good information to think about.<br>
<br>
Also, here is some info on SSD's that I posted previously that you
might find interesting.<br>
<br>
Thread from Sept 2012 on SSD remaining lifetime indicator<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2012-September/137821.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2012-September/137821.html</a><br>
<br>
SSD Info you need to know thread<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2012-September/137831.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2012-September/137831.html</a><br>
<br>
Some of the sources for my original post<br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2012-September/137874.html">http://www.ale.org/pipermail/ale/2012-September/137874.html</a><br>
<br>
Hope this helps.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Ron<br>
<br>
<br>
On 3/19/2013 9:02 AM, Justin Goldberg wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAAU2BpYsJzP7=CHC9NBsFhwX1SYtbyWH26PBxqxp-4CnET4-og@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<p>What was the resolution? Does XP not like 4k drives? I'm thinking
of getting a larger drive for my laptop and switching to ssd in the
process, which is very likely to be manufactured post 2011.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 18, 2013 9:36 AM, "Phil Turmel" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:philip@turmel.org">philip@turmel.org</a>>
wrote:<br type="attribution">
<blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On
01/17/2013 11:11 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:<br>
> Hi Phil,<br>
><br>
> It was good to meet you tonight. Sorry I couldn't hang around
longer.<br>
><br>
> What enjoyable beverage (or food) did you get with your winnings?<br>
<br>
The Tommy Knocker ale. Thank you. :-)<br>
<br>
> Jim, enjoyed the presentation tonight.<br>
<br>
I, too. Thanks, Jim.<br>
<br>
Phil<br>
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