Minimal partition table specification

Andries Brouwer, aeb@cwi.nl

1. Introduction

2. Specification

• 2.1 Sectorsize
• 2.2 Partition descriptor
• 2.3 Partition table sector
• 2.4 Partition table structure
• 2.5 Location of non-extended partitions
• 2.6 Location of extended partitions
• 2.7 Validity check

3. Elements of a maximal specification

• 3.1 Unused partition table entries
• 3.2 Size of the outer extended partition
• 3.3 Order of the partition descriptors
• 3.4 Order of inner extended partitions
• 3.5 Spare room
• 3.6 Cylinder boundary
• 3.7 DOS partitions in an extended partition