Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15 - Manual (Page 103)

Table 30. BMGR32 parameters (continued)
Parameter Result
/U2
Show partition 2.
/U3
Show partition 3.
/US
Show service partition.
/Fmbr
Load the Rescue and Recovery environment (RRE) Master boot record program.
/U
Unload the Rescue and Recovery environment (RRE) Master boot record
program.
/UF
Force installation or uninstalling of the Master boot record program
/?
List command-line options.
When calling bmgr.exe with a /info attribute, the following information is dumped:
• Additional master boot recordsSector numbers containing the master boot record, other than the
first sector.
• DataSector number of the data sector used by the master boot record.
• Patch indicesSector numbers of any patches applied using the master boot record.
• Checksum return0 if there are no checksum errors.
• Boot PartitionThe 1-based partition table index of the service partition.
• Alt PartitionPartition table index pointing to the DOS bootable area, if one exists.
• Original MBRSector number where the machine’s original master boot record is stored.
• IBM FlagValue from the data sector (1 if IBM branded or Lenovo-branded system, 0 if not)
• Boot ConfigDisplays the installation option used to describe the machine layout. Whether a service
partition was used, or a virtual partition.
• SignatureSignature value found within the data sector and the first sector, should contain "NP".
• Pause DurationDisplays the number of ¼ seconds to wait if the F11 message is displayed to the screen.
• Scan CodeThe key used when booting to the service area. The scan code for the F11 key is 85.
• RRNot used by BMGR, this is set by the Rescue and Recovery program.
• Prev Active PartDisplays the partition table index of the previously active partition when booted to
the service area.
• Boot StateDetermines the current state of the machine:
– 0 – Boot normal to operating system.
– 1 – Boot to the service operating system
– 2 – Boot back to the normal operating system from the service operating system.
• Alt Boot FlagBoot to alternate operating system; DOS for example.
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