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template "Boot Sector FAT"

// Template by Stefan Fleischmann

// Boot sector format for MSDOS 4.0 onwards (incl. Windows 9x)
// To be applied to sector 0 of a FAT12/FAT16-formatted logical drive.

description "BIOS parameter block (BPB) and more"
applies_to disk
sector-aligned

requires 0x0 "EB" // JMP instruction will usually be EB xx 90
requires 0x2 "90" // (though older drives may use E9 xx xx)
requires 0x1FE "55 AA"

begin
read-only hex 3 "JMP instruction"
char[8] "OEM"

section "BIOS Parameter Block"
uint16 "Bytes per sector"
uint8 "Sectors per cluster"
uint16 "Reserved sectors"
uint8 "Number of FATs"
uint16 "Root entries"
uint16 "Sectors (under 32 MB)"
hex 1 "Media descriptor (hex)"
uint16 "Sectors per FAT"
uint16 "Sectors per track"
uint16 "Heads"
uint32 "Hidden sectors"
uint32 "Sectors (over 32 MB)"
endsection

hex 1 "BIOS drive (hex, HD=8x)"
read-only uint8 "(Unused)"
hex 1 "Ext. boot signature (29h)"
uint32 "Volume serial number (decimal)"
move -4
hex 4 "Volume serial number (hex)"
char[11] "Volume label"
char[8] "File system"

goto 0x1FE
read-only hex 2 "Signature (55 AA)"
end