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#REDIRECT [[Boot Sequence#Master Boot Record]] |
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The (legacy) BIOS checks bootable devices for a signature, a so called magic number. The BIOS won't boot from that device without it. |
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==Details== |
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The boot signature is placed at last two bytes of the boot sector. |
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! offset |
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! value |
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| 0x1FE |
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| 0x55 |
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| 0x1FF |
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| 0xAA |
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Revision as of 11:58, 23 July 2016
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