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