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SSD Alignment Question about Using the Recovery Media made from Dell DataSafe Local Backup to install Windows 7
I have a Dell 17R Inspiron N7110 with the 64bit Windows 7 and a 1TB HDD. I used the Dell DataSafe Local Backup software to make my backup recovery media shortly after starting my laptop when new. I recently installed a 512GB SSD using a caddy mounted in the Optical Drive Port. I've read that the Microsoft Windows 7 installation discs contain certain information so that the SSD will be properly aligned after doing a fresh installation.
What do I do to the SSD prior to installing the recovery Windows 7 media that I made so that it will be aligned properly?
There will be 4 partitions:
102MB (Win 7) FAT 32
19.53 GB (Recovery) NTFS
xGB (OS) NTFS
xGB (SSD Over Provisioning) unallocated
The image below shows what I have now. Is it is aligned properly? Shouldn't the first partition be evenly divisible by 4? This is how that I checked it by using an Elevated Command Prompt:
diskpart
list disk
select disk 1
list partition