Re: Problem with master boot record

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"Phil Jollans" wrote: 
I used a utility that I found on the Partition Magic floppys
which I think was called partinfo or ptinfo. I piped the
output to a file which I then examined on another computer.

This log file showed the number of heads was 255 for the
disk. It also showed the number in the boot sector on the
partition was 240.

In addition, there is a second hard drive in the computer,
with ubuntu linux, where the corresponding entries (also 255)
matched.

There was another tool, I think ptedit, with which I could edit
the boot sector.



   You're admirably resourceful!  And I had no idea that a
PC's hard drive had so may read/write heads.  And I'm
happy to know that I, also, have a copy of Partition Magic.

*TimDaniels*
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