Installing Microsoft Windows on HP Workstations with Advanced Format Hard Drives

1. Download and extract the Paragon Partition Alignment Tool (SP 55511), then burn the .ISO image
to a CD.
2. Boot the system from the HP Restore Plus CD.
3. Follow the instructions up to the drive partitioning step (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Drive partitioning screen
4. Prepare to change the media in the optical drive. Click Next.
As soon as the drive partitioning task reaches 100% (Figure 3), replace the Restore Plus CD with
the Paragon CD.
Figure 3: Drive partitioning complete
5. Allow the system to reboot.
It will start the Paragon application.