Bakul Shah <ba...@bitblocks.com> writes: > http://www.wdc.com/en/library/2579-001028.pdf gives an > explanation of what the drive letters mean but they don't > talk about 4k sector size.
The latest data sheet for the entire Green series is here: http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/SpecSheet/ENG/2879-701229.pdf > Some models of the WD Caviar Green and WD Scorpio Blue > product families are built using Advanced Format technology. > Over time more models and capacities will be added. WD drives > with Advanced Format technology include special installation > information on the drive label so be sure to read the label > on your drive before installing it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > So it seems that only the label distinguishes 4k sector drives. The data sheet clearly says that *only* AARS and EARS disks are AF. Also, it's not just the label - AF disks have AF-specific jumper settings. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - d...@des.no _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
