[GLLUG] boot strap

[tk3000]

Hello,

I was in the process of doing backups of my hds in the form of images.
But I am in doubt with respect to the area of the hd corresponding to 
the boot code/strap; I am extracting the boot code and partition table 
separately, which, for the boot strap, would be something like:
 
A) dd if=/dev/hda of=/mnt/backup.MBRBOOTSTRAPONLY bs=446 count=1
or
B) dd if=/dev/hda of=/mnt/backup.MBRBOOTSTRAPONLY bs=448 count=1

So, my question is: which is the correct, or more correct; or if the 2 bytes 
are irrelevant (being one of those reserved areas defined at the time the xt 
was launched, and never being used...). I have some sources that indicate 446 
and others that indicate 448; so, I am not quite sure.

Thanks in advance,
Pedro Wald
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