On Jun 30 06:00, 1997, Kurt Wismer of 1:259/423 wrote:
RC>> You don't lose the boot sector even with the /u switch.  FORMAT is a
RC>> DOS command.  The hard disk boot sector does not reside on a DOS
RC>> volume.
KW> ummm... master boot record or dos boot sector? the later resides (last i
KW> checked) within the boundaries of the logical partition...
I'd say "boot sector" in this context.  The MBR is only part of the disk boot 
sector, and the DOS thingy I'd call the DOS boot blocks or boot record.
Rick
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