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BIOS parameter block

In computing, the BIOS parameter block, often shortened to BPB, is a data structure in the volume boot record (VBR) describing the physical layout of a data storage volume. On partitioned devices, such as hard disks, the BPB describes the volume partition, whereas, on unpartitioned devices, such as floppy disks, it describes the entire medium. A basic…

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related to Further reading · 91
BIOS parameter block → Advanced MS-DOS Expert Techniques, Alex, All, Anonymous, Archived, At, Barry, Bass, BIOS, BIOS Parameter Blocks, Boyne Pollard, BPB, BPBs, BPBsPaul, Caldera DR-DOS, Carl, Chapter, Charles, Cluster Size, CS1
related to DOS 7.1 EBPB · 4
BIOS parameter block → DOS, Extended BIOS Parameter Block, FAT32, Format

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BIOS parameter blockrelated to DOS 7.1 EBPBFormat0.60section
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BIOS parameter blockrelated to Further readingBIOS Parameter Blocks0.60section
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