Talk:Extended Boot Record

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[edit] EMBR vs EBR

This information is incorrect. It's a common error but the correct term is EBR (Extended Boot Record). Search the MS KB for EBR (they designed the layout of the extended partition). The EMBR is a specification created by TeraByte Unlimited (http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/specs/embr2.pdf) which was the template design for the next generation of PC's using EFI.

Sounds good to me; EBR is also more logical, since these aren't master records. I have changed the naming. Too bad I can't update the EMBRs in the graphics. The text also said the EBR is the extended partition, so I fixed that too.
Bryan Henderson 17:56, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Values

In the values sections there is a note...

Note : Starting sector + Number of sectors equals the size of the extended partition

I think it should read...

Note : Number of sectors equals the size of the extended partition

I'm fairly certain the number of sectors by itself is the size. The starting address is simply an offset.

Tekemperor 04:02, 10 March 2007 (UTC)