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Does '/boot/efi' locate in Memory as ROM
I learned from the book Computer Science: An Overview
that boot loader resides on Memory
In a general-purpose computer, a program called the boot loader is perma-
nently stored in the machine’s ROM. ...
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How to boot a bootable .bin file from a CD/DVD?
I have written a bootable program in assembly and compiled it into a .bin file.
This is a Boot sector program which works well in Virtual box where I have to manually put the program in the offset ...
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Boot Signature - BIOS
I understand that the BIOS is in ROM, and the manufacturer "typically" designs it to point to the first sector of the "active" storage device's first sector or CHS (0,0,1)*physical and CHS (0,0,0)*...
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How do I fix a Windows XP bootloader error when BOOTCFG, FIXBOOT, and FIXMBR do nothing?
I recently replaced a faulty hard drive with two hard drives that I then raided (1) together and installed Windows XP on about a week ago. Since then, I have always received this error:
Windows could ...
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Is it safe to overwrite LBA 2-2047
So back when I used WUBI before settling on using a VM, GRUB was installed (but I messed it up and had to reinstall everything (luckily I backed up)). That was back when I used Vista which starts at ...
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How to restore bootloader or bootsector for Windows Vista?
I've restored NTFS containing Windows Vista. But the bootloader or bootsector got corrupted.
How can i detect what of them got corrupted?
How can i restore bootloader if it's corrupted?
How can i ...
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