Master Boot Record
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A Master Boot Record is necessary to boot an [[Operating System]] on a [[PC]]. In most cases it is located at cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1 of the first hard drive. It contains executable code, error messages and a partition table. | A Master Boot Record is necessary to boot an [[Operating System]] on a [[PC]]. In most cases it is located at cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1 of the first hard drive. It contains executable code, error messages and a partition table. | ||
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[http://thestarman.narod.ru/asm/mbr/STDMBR.htm An Examination of the Standard MBR (Master Boot Record)] | [http://thestarman.narod.ru/asm/mbr/STDMBR.htm An Examination of the Standard MBR (Master Boot Record)] | ||
[[category:File system]] [[category:Operating system]] | [[category:File system]] [[category:Operating system]] | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 27 November 2012
- Master Boot Record
Introduction
A Master Boot Record is necessary to boot an Operating System on a PC. In most cases it is located at cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1 of the first hard drive. It contains executable code, error messages and a partition table.
