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C.2.2.8 Advanced Boot Loader Configuration
Now that you have chosen which boot loader to install, you can also determine
where you want the boot loader to be installed. You may install the boot loader in
one of two places:
The master boot record (MBR). This is the recommended place to install a boot
loader, unless the MBR already starts another operating system loader, such as Sys-
tem Commander. The MBR is a special area on your hard drive that is automatically
loaded by your computer's BIOS, and is the earliest point at which the boot loader
can take control of the boot process. If you install it in the MBR, when your machine
boots, GRUB presents a boot prompt. You can then boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux
or any other operating system that you have configured the boot loader to boot.
The first sector of your boot partition. This is recommended if you are already using
another boot loader on your system. In this case, your other boot loader takes control
first. You can then configure that boot loader to start GRUB, which then boots Red
Hat Enterprise Linux.
Figure C-8.
Advanced Boot Loader Configuration