Re: boot.ini question
- From: "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 17:57:48 -0600
Not exactly.
MULTI() syntax indicates to Windows that it should rely on the mobo or
controller BIOS to load system files for the driver.
SCSI() notation indicates that Windows will load a boot device driver and
use that driver to access the boot partition (always named ntbootdd.sys)
Signature() syntax is used when the controller hosting the boot partition on
which Windows is installed, does not support INT-13 EXTENSIONS, or has the
INT-13 Extensions option disabled, and the partition on which you installed
Windows is either larger than ~7.8 gigabytes (GB) in size, or the ending
cylinder number for that partition is higher than 1024 and in some cases a
SCSI controller whose BIOS is disabled.
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"cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" wrote:
<snip>
| Usually one sees the multi() syntax; scsi() is used on SCSI, I guess.
| The signature() syntax is rarer and may be used to overcome some HD
| addressing issues, such as missing INT13 support or something (it's
| been ages since I read this up, sorry...)
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