Hard disk partitions

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goran

Hard disk partitions

Post by goran »

Hi

I was searching the internet, but I couldn't probably write the right phrase.
I wonder myself where is the partition info writen on the disk?

Goran
Anton

RE:Hard disk partitions

Post by Anton »

the first sector.
goran

RE:Hard disk partitions

Post by goran »

Hi

Can you tell me more like the structure of the info? or some links?

is not also the boot in the first sector?

thanks
Anton

RE:Hard disk partitions

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The partition table and boot code share one sector, as a matter of fact, you can consider the partition table as the intertnal data of the Microsoft boot loader(BIOS nows nothings about the partition table).
http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/p ... html#ss2.3
goran

RE:Hard disk partitions

Post by goran »

Thanks, this was exactly what I was looking for.
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