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Partition Type
Venix 80286
Novell
Microport
GNU HURD
Novell Netware 286
By this point, you might be wondering how all this additional complexity is normally used. See Figure
F–6, Disk Drive With Single Partition, for an example.
Figure F–6 Disk Drive With Single Partition
In many cases, there is only a single partition spanning the entire disk, essentially duplicating the
method used before partitions. The partition table has only one entry used, and it points to the start of
the partition.
We have labeled this partition as being of the "DOS" type. Although it is only one of several possible
partition types listed in Table F–1, Partition Types, it is adequate for the purposes of this discussion.
Appendix F:An Introduction to Disk Partitions
Value Partition Type
40 CP/M
51 DOS access
52 DOS R/O
63 DOS secondary
BBT
64
Value
db
e1
e3
f2
ff