FAT File System Disk Volume Structures

Reprinted, with permission, from The PC Guide
FAT File System Disk Volume Structures
 Reference Guide - Hard Disk Drives 

The highest-level logical disk structures are the master boot record and partition tables, which define the way the entire disk is sized and organized. The next level down is the definition of each disk volume's structures. This is where we get down to the actual files and directories that are stored on the disk. This section takes a look at the disk volume structures used in the FAT file system.

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