User Tools
guid_partition_table
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Next revision | Previous revision | ||
|
guid_partition_table [2012-11-04 12:49] jajcus created |
guid_partition_table [2014-05-30 20:46] (current) arekm [Booting a (U)EFI system] |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ====== GUID Partition Table ====== | ====== GUID Partition Table ====== | ||
| - | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table|GUID Partition Table]] (GPT) is a HDD partitioning standard defined as a part of the [[EFI]] standard. It can be also used in BIOS based systems, instead of the typical MBR, though. | + | [[wp>GUID Partition Table]] (GPT) is a HDD partitioning standard defined as a part of the [[EFI]] standard. It can be also used in BIOS based systems, instead of the typical MBR, though. |
| GPT has some other advantages over MBR: | GPT has some other advantages over MBR: | ||
| Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
| ==== Booting a (U)EFI system ==== | ==== Booting a (U)EFI system ==== | ||
| - | Booting an (U)EFI system will be described in detail on the [[EFI]] page. The most important thing, as far as partitioning is concerned, is to create the EFI Boot Partition on the disk. It should be the first partition and be about 300MB in size. | + | Booting an (U)EFI system will be described in detail on the [[EFI]] page. The most important thing, as far as partitioning is concerned, is to create the EFI Boot Partition on the disk. It should be the first partition and be about 300MB in size. [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#EFI_System_Partition|Examples]] |
| ==== Booting a BIOS system ==== | ==== Booting a BIOS system ==== | ||
guid_partition_table.1352029774.txt.gz ยท Last modified: 2012-11-04 12:49 by jajcus
Page Tools
Except where otherwise noted, content on this wiki is licensed under the following license: Public Domain
