4k Sector Confirmation

I checked the partition log earlier today and thought it didn't look right as it showed a starting sector 1*512 as the sector sizes as follows:-

Disk /dev/hde doesn't contain a valid partition table

Disk /dev/hdc: 2000.3 GB, 2000388448256 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243200 cylinders, total 3907008688 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00000000

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 32 4096031 2048000 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/hdc2 4096032 4608031 256000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/hdc3 4608032 3906992335 1951192152 5 Extended
/dev/hdc5 4608040 3906992335 1951192148 8e Linux LVM

Disk /dev/hde: 2000.3 GB, 2000388448256 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243200 cylinders, total 3907008688 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x20460800

I also spoke to Netgear Tech support, no offense, but no one knew much about the issue. Western Digitial conversation at least gave me the idea to remove drive and check it with WDAlign to determine what the NAS had done and on checking it showed 4 partitions and no alignment.

I therefore uninstalled all partitions in windows and quick formatted to confirm alignment was in place using WDAlign. I then put HD back into the NAS and made sure reset pin was down on start-up. NAS LED's blinked 3 times during the circa 47 seconds button was depressed (wanted to be sure). Deviceis currently now working, I presume, on installing system although it seems ot be taking a bit of time.

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