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Which partition is the bootable partition that startup bios turns to when searching for operating system to start up?
Active Partition
All basic hard drive partition tables support up to bootable partitions?
One
What terms are used to describe a PC that has more than one bootable partition?
dual-boot or multiboot
Windows2000XP is installed using a system partition and a boot partition. which partition must be the active partition of the harddrive?
In a Windws PC, a sysem partition contains hardware level details of the hard disk and other partitions. It contains files that tell the Bios where to look for the boot loader, hence all disks must always have a system partition.A boot partition is any bootable partition in your hard drive that contains an Operating system or a bootable utility.The active Prtition in your case is the partition that contains the boot loader (Most cases the partition that contains the first installation of windows) inyour case windows 2000.This s also the System Partition not the boot partition
Will Windows XP allow you to install the same operating system twice on the same disk?
Yes , u can do it with Xp bootable disk. Boot it from bootable disk and select 2 partition for install
What is another name for the active partition of the hard drive?
The active partition is the partition which is marked as Active in Index table. the status and locations of partitions are stored in MBR(master boot record). The active status tells the system which partition to boot from. System boots from the partition which contains the Operating System(windows XP, 2003.....). So the partition which contains the Operating System is Active partition and it is the Primary partition. So we can call the active partition as Bootable Partition or Primary Partition.
How do you install bootmgr?
Bootmgr is installed by default onto your system. Once you create a bootable partition on your hard drive, you should be given the option right there to enable it.
How do you create an ms-dos partition without windows installed?
You need some form of boot disk - a floppy of DOS, a Windows boot floppy, a bootable Windows CD, and sometimes Linux can be used to make a plain MS-DOS 16-bit fat) partition.
Which partition is the bootable partition that startup BIOS turns to when searching for an operating system to star up?
sda1 is normally the one. It indicates the first disk's first patrition. if you have more than one disk or you put the system into, for example, the second disk's first patrition. Then the mbr will guide it to boot from sdb1.
Toshiba power up error F3-F200-0002?
Boot any bootable OS(with a partition manager) from a USB stick or DVD and reformat your HDD to NTFS, then try a clean install. Alternatively you could insert the HDD into another computer to reformat it, if you're not known with bootable operating systems. If this does not work you might need to replace the HDD.
What is the difference between format and recovery when reinstalling Windows?
Formating will totally wipe the partition while Recovery will restore your computer to a earlier state, for example Factory Settings. If one format the partition with the Recovery files one will need a bootable Windows 7 DVD or USB stick to install Windows 7 again.
What to press during computers boot in order to bring up format screen?
Computers do not typically have a built-in format utility. You need to place a bootable disc with a partition editor and creator in your CD / DVD drive and boot from it.
