<p>In this chapter you will find all the information necessary
to carry hard disk operations supported by the program (<i><a href="#Updating_MBR">Update MBR</a></i>, <i><a href="#Changing_Primary_Slot">Convert to Basic</a></i>, <i><a href="#Changing_Primary_Slot">Change
Primary Slot</a></i>).</p>
<h3><a name="Updating_MBR"></a>Updating MBR</h3>
<p>The program enables to overwrite the current <i>bootable
code</i> in the <A class=glossterm x-use-popup=#POPUP33265 x-popup-type=expanding href='javascript:kadovTextPopup(this)' id=HotSpot33265>MBR</A><SCRIPT type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">kadovTextPopupInit('HotSpot33265');</SCRIPT> (Master Boot Record) by the standard <i>bootstrap code</i>.
This can help to repair a corrupted bootable code of a hard disk resulted from
a <i>boot virus</i> attack or a malfunction of boot management software.</p>
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<p>In order to update MBR of a hard disk you should take the
<P>is the 0th sector of the disk. MBR (Master Boot Record) contains important information about the disk layout: - The used partitioning scheme; - The starting records of the Partition Table; - The standard bootstrap code (or the initial code of boot managers, disk overlay software or boot viruses). Generally, the 0th sector is used for similar purposes in all existing partitioning schemes. The MBR capacity is not sufficient to contain sophisticated boot programs. That's why the on-boot software is allowed to use the entire 0th track of the disk. For example, boot managing utilities such as LILO, GRUB and Paragon Boot Manager are located in the 0th track.</P>
<P>or Partition Label is a small textual field (up to 11 characters) that is located in the partition's boot sector. This value is used for notification purposes only. It is detectable by any partitioning tool including the DOS FDISK utility. Modern operating systems save it within a file system, e.g. as a special hidden file. Thus it is able to contain a relatively large amount of text in multiple languages.</P>
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