partition numbering on a HD

Arno Wagner wrote in news:62023eF20egt1U1@mid.individual.net
> Previously Timothy Daniels <SpamBucket.DeleteThis@nospamplease.biz> wrote:
> > "Rod Speed" wrote:
> > > Timothy Daniels wrote:
> > > > "Rod Speed" replied:
> > > > > Timothy Daniels wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Could someone here tell me if partition numbers are
> > > > > > ordered from the outer tracks to the inner tracks of
> > > > > > a hard disk, or from inner to outer? IOW, is partition
> > > > > > #1 on the outer or inner tracks?
> > > > >
> > > > > Depends entirely on what was used to do the partitioning
> > > > > and the history of that.
> > > > >
> > > > > The partition number is just an entry in the partition table
> > > > > and which area of the hard drive is used in each partition
> > > > > table entry is entirely determined by the entrys in that table.
> > > > >
> > > > > You can see the data in the partition table entrys with any
> > > > > decent partition table editor or any sector editor if you
> > > > > also use the data on the first physical sector layout on the
> > > > > hard drive.
> > > > >
> > > > > Its more usual for the outer tracks to be used for the
> > > > > first partition, but thats not mandated by anything.
> > > >
> > > > In the case of my Dell's XPS M1330 laptop, Disk
> > > > Management shows (from left to right):
> > > > 78MB EISA configured partition
> > > > 10GB Primary partition (D
> > > > 136.47GB Primary Active partition (C
> > > > 2.5GB Primary partition
> > >
> > > > Does this indicate which partition is on the outermost tracks?
> > >
> > > Nar like I said you need to use a partition table EDITOR or
> > > a sector editor to see the entrys in the partition table itself.
>
>
> > In the event the partition editor lists beginning track nos.
> > for each partition, does the track no. start near the outer edge
> > or near the center of the hard disk?

> Not specified in general.

Since it is rather blatantly obvious.

> See my other posting.

Your biggest load of rubbish ever, babblebot.

>
> Arno