• Currently, it is an extremely common operation to align partition by using Windows partition magic because many users have replaced their computer disks with 4KB sector hard drives which are conductive to data management. When bringing us many advantages, 4K hard drive also brings some problems. For example, when we are using big sector hard drive to store data on earlier Windows operating systems such as Windows XP, low data read-write speed may occur. In the face of this situation, it firstly occurs to users that there is something wrong with the 4K hard drive. Is that true? Not really. That is because the earlier Windows operating systems can not well recognize and manage big sector hard disk, which makes partitions on the hard disk not aligned, so low speed of data read-write comes up. And in order to solve this problem, aligning partition is necessary. Then how to make it? The answer is simple. Windows partition magic manager is able to align partition in Windows XP.
  
  Aligning partition with Windows partition magic
  Windows partition magic has a function of aligning partition quickly. We can use it to align partition in Windows XP. If the partition magic manager has not been installed, please visit http://www.partition-magic-manager.com/ to download it and install it to the computer. Then launch it. Its main interface is shown, as follows.
  
  
  
  In the main interface, this Windows partition magic manager shows the conditions of all disks and partitions. Select the 4KB hard disk of which partitions haven't been aligned and click "Align All Partitions". We'll see the following interface.
  
  
  
  In "Operations Pending" area appears a pending operation "Align Partition for Disk X" (X stands for disk number shown in the main interface. Here, it is Disk 3 shown through the software, so X is 3). Then confirm the operation and click "Apply". After the operation is finished, aligning partitions in Windows XP is realized successfully.
  
  Are you using 4KBhard drive? Do you want to align partition and carry out other management operations on 4K hard drive? This Windows partition magic, which supports 4K hard drive perfectly, will be your best choice undoubtedly.