Partitioning
From Novicorp WinToFlash [The Bootable USB Creator] WiKi
USB-HDD
Partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI with Master Boot Record and single partition starts from sector 64 in the first partition record of the partition table
USB-HDD/256
Partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI with Master Boot Record and single partition starts from sector 256 in the first partition record of the partition table
USB-HDD+
Partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI with Master Boot Record and single partition starts from sector 64 in the last partition record of the partition table
USB-HDD+/256
Partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI with Master Boot Record and single partition starts from sector 256 in the last partition record of the partition table
USB-ZIP
Partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI without Master Boot Record and single partition beginning from the 1st sector of the media
Partitioning Comparison
| USB-HDD | USB-HDD/256 | USB-HDD+ | USB-HDD+/256 | USB-ZIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBR presents | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Partition location, ID | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| First Partition Sector, LBA | 64 | 256 | 64 | 256 | |
| First Partition Sector, CHS | 0/1/1 | 0/4/5 | 0/1/1 | 0/4/5 |
