Support for WD Advanced Format disks

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Bakul Shah <bakul at 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
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