0 containing the information necessary to start a computer: --
However, the firmware in many modern computers can be configured to locate a server and begin the bootup process automatically, without the need to insert bootable media.
Bootable data discs are supported as well.
If you fail to do this your switch can become not bootable and direct serial access to the console port is required to get the switch operational again.
It infects disks on every active drive and will even infect non-bootable partitions on the hard disk.
These may have the added functionality of writing changes on the bootable medium.
He and his team of volunteers (fellow employees) coined the phrase bootable business card.
It is distributed as a bootable disk image, which makes it fully operating system-independent.
As it is bootable, the operating system of the computer need not be available for the tools to be usable.
