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On Sunday 07 September 2014 14:25:50 Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On 07/09/2014 13:44, Mick wrote: |
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> > On Saturday 06 Sep 2014 13:49:27 Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> >> On 06/09/2014 05:02, Joseph wrote: |
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> >>> I'm configuring MBR partition for older disk and need to know what code |
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> >>> to enter for boot partition. My BIOS is not EFI type. |
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> >> There is no such thing as an MBR partition. Please clarify. |
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> >> The MBR is the first sector of the disk. It simply exists and you use it |
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> >> as such. |
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> > I think the OP is meant to say that he is formatting an older disk (I'm |
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> > guessing less than 2TB) with a DOS partition table for the purpose of |
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> > booting with an MBR (as opposed to UEFI). |
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> > Of course I am reading between the lines here, because the OP has not |
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> > formulated the question clearly enough for me to know what kind of code he |
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> > is referring to (the whole PC is full of ... code) and where does he |
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> > intend to enter such code. |
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> I agree, and I figured the same. Still waiting for his answer. |
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He said he'd resume after the weekend, so don't hold your breath just yet... |
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Regards |
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Peter |
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