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7.5.3 Checking SSD partition alignment
If you installed Windows Vista/Windows 7 from the installation DVD to a new hard disk, the
operating system automatically aligns the hard disk during installation to a multiple of 4096 and
usually to 1.024 MB. In any case, it will be useful to check.
Mount the SSD into the intended location in your computer.
Windows Vista/Windows 7
1. Type cmd in the Search field and press Enter.
2. At the command line prompt type:
wmic partition get BlockSize, Index, Name, StartingOffset
You will get the output looking like this:
In the screen shot, disk 0 has an incorrect alignment and disks 3 and 4 have the correct alignment.
Windows XP
In this case the procedure requires more commands:
1. Type cmd in the Run field and press Enter.
2. At the command line prompt type:
diskpart
list disk The screen will show the disks connected to your computer. Find out the disk
number for your SSD using its size as reference
select disk N Here N is the number of your SSD
list partition
The output will show the size of SSD partition(s) and offset value.
If the SSD has an incorrect offset value, see Fixing SSD partition alignment (p. 149).
7.5.4 Fixing SSD partition alignment
If you did not properly prepare your SSD before transferring your system to it, the starting offset may
turn out be incorrect. For example, this may occur if you upgraded Windows XP to Windows Vista/7.
Let's see how to fix the alignment problem.
1. Start True Image 2013 and click the Backup and Recovery tab.
2. Create a task for backing up your SSD in the disk backup mode.
3. Back up your SSD using as destination, for example, an external hard disk.
4. Shut down the computer and then boot using Windows installation CD.
If you have a WinPE-based Acronis rescue media, you can boot from it. Boot to True Image and then exit it
to go to the command line prompt.
At the command line prompt type:
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