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Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 14:28:27 -0700
From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@soco.agilent.com>
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Subject: Re: Installing on large disks 
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"Willem Jan Withagen" <wjw@withagen.nl> wrote:

> Although I see your point, I need/want a selector which understands the fact
> that
> the slice on which the bootcode is is at the far, far end of the disk.
> ASnd from what I gather, this will just replace the selector code which norma
> lly
> lives in the MBR???

     Yes, but this MBR boot sector understands how to locate and load
the boot code "at the far end of the disk", if packet mode is enabled
(and if your motherboard BIOS supports packet mode, which most modern
motherboards should).

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	Darryl Okahata
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