XP SP2 & 48 bit LBA

[Timothy Daniels]

I am not pointing out any problems, this is simply how this functions in
NTFS formatted partitions

The BIOS only loads to what is designated the first boot device, after that,
it is up to the device to begin loading through the MBR. MBR and the MFT
have little to do with each other, and how the BIOS recognizes listings.

Then I have no idea what your point is.

*TimDaniels*

 

[Tom]

Then I have no idea what your point is.

Wow, then maybe you should refrain from this topic. Read what a BIOS is, and
its function, then read about the MBR, and an MFT, and you'll see they have
nothing to do with the BIOS. You're the one who said, "seems you're pointing
out a problem of access by the BIOS of MFTs in drives larger than, say
2x137GB. But all the BIOS does is load the code in the Master Boot Record"

I said nothing regarding the BIOS, you brought that up, hence my reply. I
answered you solely regarding your query regarding the MFT, and it location
on the physical drive. How you *seem* to have had me make some allusion to
the BIOS, is something totally conjured up in your mind. If you are
concerned about what Andy stated regarding his mention of the BIOS and MFTs,
then ask him what he meant. I simply started with this particular part of
the thread, answering a question you posited regarding the location of the
MFT.