I am using WinXP and I have just get a new WD drive for storing data and it says it is Advanced Format drive. Here are my questions:
1. Do I really need to run WD Align software utility in order to use the drive?
2. If I do not run WD Align software utility and use the drive directly, will it cause harm to the drive or data? Will the performance dramatically slow down?
3. If I have already run WD Align software utility on this PC, do I need to run it again on other PC if I bring this hard drive to another WinXP PC?
Thanks.
1. Do I really need to run WD Align software utility in order to use the drive?
2. If I do not run WD Align software utility and use the drive directly, will it cause harm to the drive or data? Will the performance dramatically slow down?
3. If I have already run WD Align software utility on this PC, do I need to run it again on other PC if I bring this hard drive to another WinXP PC?
Thanks.
