Active@ Boot Disk - Live CD

3.5 Active@ HEX Editor
User's Guide
Programs
Active@ Hex Editor
Navigating to Key Sectors

3.5.3 Navigating to Key Sectors

To navigate to key sectors on the open item:

  1. To open a different device or logical drive:
    • Click Open Disk. The Open Disk dialog box appears.
    • Click a device or a logical drive to select it. Click Open.
    • The Active@ HEX Editor workspace appears.
  2. To jump to a named offset:
    • From the Navigate menu, choose Jump to... The Go to offset dialog box appears.
    • To jump to a named sector, in the Sector field, type the sector number.
    • To jump to a place defined by disk geometry, click the Disk geometry radio button and type the cylinder, head and sector numbers in the appropriate fields.
    • Click Go. The sector appears in the editing panel.
  3. To jump to the boot sector, from the Navigate menu, choose Boot Sector (0). The boot sector appears.
  4. To jump to the partition table, from the Navigate menu, choose Partition Table. The partition table sector appears in the editing panel.
  5. To edit the partition table template:
    • From the Navigate menu, choose Partition Table (Template). The Partition Table dialog box appears. The Signature (55 AA) marks the end of the Partition Table.
    • Review and modify the settings for partition table entries 1, 2, 3 and 4.
    • To restore all default settings, click Set Defaults.
    • To save changes, click Save.
  6. From the Navigate menu, you may jump to many named sectors. These sectors are listed with the sector name and a number that is unique to your hard drive.
    • To jump to the unallocated boot sector, from the Navigate menu, choose Unallocated Kb) > Boot Sector.
    • To jump to various primary NTFS locations, from the Navigate menu, choose Primary NTFS GB) and do one of the following:
    • To jump to the boot sector, click Boot Sector. The primary boot sector appears in the editing panel.
    • To jump to the boot sector copy, click Boot Sector Copy. The primary boot sector copy appears in the editing panel.
    • To edit the boot sector template, click Boot Sector (Template). The Edit Boot Sector Template dialog box appears. Make changes to the fields and click Save.
    • To jump to the MFT (Master File Table) sector, click $MFT. The MFT sector appears in the editing panel.
    • To jump to the MFT mirror, click $MFT Mirror. The MFT mirror sector appears in the editing panel.
  7. To jump to the unallocated boot sector, from the Navigate menu, choose Unallocated Mb) > Boot Sector ().
  8. To jump to the unallocated MFT (Master File Table) sector, from the Navigate menu, choose $MFT (). The MFT sector appears.
  9. To jump to the MFT Mirror sector, from the Navigate menu, choose $MFT Mirror (). The MFT Mirror sector appears.