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The AF Logo Program was created by IDEMA and the Advanced Format Marketing Work Group to easily identify hard disk drives that employ long sector, AF technologies. While usage of the logo is optional, AF logos may be seen populating … Continue reading →

The computer industry is characterized by increasing technology at a rapid rate.  Moore’s law, for example, highlights the fast pace of innovation in the field of integrated circuitry.  Rapid increases in storage capacities are also required of hard disk drives to … Continue reading →

All Advanced Format Documentation [download_cat#98] Introduction to Advanced Format Advanced Format Standards Advanced Format History Long Data Block Symposium 2007 Long Data Block Symposium & 1K/4K Summit 2005

512 Byte emulation (AF 512e or 512e): Denotation for sector size on the media as using industry-standard Advanced Format technology/ies (e.g. 4,096 bytes-per-sector) while the data passed through the device interface is formatted to 512 Bytes-per-Sector. 512 byte: Traditional, legacy … Continue reading →

In collaboration with the hard disk drive manufacturers, IDEMA Long Data Sector committees determined the standards governing AF technologies specifically geared for usage in high performance server environments. Enterprise-class storage products using AF will incorporate the “native” implementation of AF, … Continue reading →

Originally named the Long Data Sector (LDS) Committee, IDEMA’s Advanced Format technology group is a consortium of leading storage hardware and software companies dedicated to driving technology standards and solutions that support the advancement of data storage. Advanced Format (AF) … Continue reading →

Compatibility between Advanced Format-based hard drives and legacy software programs and applications is maintained through emulation, a standard AF technique designed to provide downward compatibility with host systems using legacy sector sizes. Generation One AF emulation (or “AF 512e”) hard … Continue reading →

Are you ready for Advanced Format? Are you a developer of software who creates or modifies hard drive partitions, or enables hard drive duplication, cloning or imaging? Are you planning to interface with, integrate or use a 4K, Advanced Format … Continue reading →

An important consideration in deriving the maximum performance from AF emulation hard drives is optimizing the drive for the operating environment through effective hard drive partition alignment. Partition alignment refers to the starting location of the LBA or sector partition … Continue reading →

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