Master Boot Record

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=Introduction=
 
=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.
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A Master Boot Record is necessary to boot an [[Operating Systems|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.
 
=Resources=
 
=Resources=
 
[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:Filesystem]] [[category:Operating system]] [[Category:File format details]]
 
[[category:Filesystem]] [[category:Operating system]] [[Category:File format details]]

Revision as of 12:33, 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.

Resources

An Examination of the Standard MBR (Master Boot Record)

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