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9.4.1 TOS Extended Root Sector ............................................................................................... 44
9.4.2 Example of layout with TOS extended partitions ............................................................... 45
9.5 TOS Partition Structures ........................................................................................................ 46
9.5.1 TOS Boot sector ................................................................................................................ 46
9.5.2 TOS File Allocation Table .................................................................................................. 47
9.5.3 TOS Root Directory ........................................................................................................... 47
9.5.4 Size and Position of the TOS Partition Structures ............................................................. 49
9.5.5 Computing Boot Sector values from User Inputs .............................................................. 49
9.6 TOS Boot Sequence .............................................................................................................. 50
Chapter 10. Information about DOS/FAT Partitions ....................................................51
10.1 DOS/FAT File System Information ........................................................................................ 51
10.2 DOS/FAT Hard Disk Layout .................................................................................................. 51
10.3 DOS/FAT Master Boot Record (MBR)................................................................................... 51
10.4 DOS/FAT Primary Partition ................................................................................................... 52
10.4.1 Example of layout with DOS/FAT standard partitions ....................................................... 53
10.5 DOS/FAT Extended Partition ................................................................................................. 53
10.5.1 Extended Master Boot Record (EMBR)............................................................................. 53
10.5.2 Example of layout with DOS/FAT extended partitions ...................................................... 55
10.6 DOS/FAT Partition Structures ............................................................................................... 55
10.6.1 DOS/FAT Boot sector ........................................................................................................ 55
10.6.2 FS Information Sector ........................................................................................................ 57
10.6.3 DOS/FAT File Allocation Table .......................................................................................... 57
10.6.4 DOS/FAT Directory Table .................................................................................................. 58
10.6.5 Position of the Structures in a DOS Partition .................................................................... 60
10.6.6 DOS/FAT Long file names ................................................................................................. 60
10.7 DOS/Windows Boot Sequence .............................................................................................. 62
Chapter 11. Information about TOS&DOS Partitions...................................................63
11.1 TOS&DOS Hard Disk Layout ................................................................................................ 63
11.2 TOS&DOS MBR / EMBR ....................................................................................................... 64
11.2.1 PPDRIVER 1.0 MBR / EMBR ............................................................................................ 64
11.2.2 HDDRIVER 9.02 MBR / EMBR ......................................................................................... 65
11.3 TOS&DOS Partition Structure ............................................................................................... 67
11.3.1 TOS&DOS Boot Sector ..................................................................................................... 67
11.3.2 TOS&DOS FAT, Directory Table, and Boot Sequence ..................................................... 68
References ..........................................................................................................................69
History .................................................................................................................................69