FAQ

Contents
Revisions ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Terminology ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Frequently Asked Questions .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1. What is a 4K sector HDD? How is it different from standard 512 bytes sector HDD?........................................ 5
2. What is 4K native HDD and what is 512 emulation (512e) HDD? ........................................................................... 5
3. What are 512 emulation HDD performance issues and potential data integrity risks? ...................................... 6
4. What is Advanced Format? ............................................................................................................................................ 7
5. How can performance issues and data risk be mitigated? ...................................................................................... 7
6. When is 4K sector HDD launching? ............................................................................................................................. 7
7. How will 512e-disks affect our customers? ............................................................................................................... 8
8. How to mitigate performance degradation? ............................................................................................................. 8
9. Is there data integrity risk during sudden power off? ............................................................................................... 8
4 4K Sector HDD FAQ