"Arno Wagner" wrote in message
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage SFB - KB3MM
wrote:
Every disk must have a MBR. It is created when the partition(s) is
created.

Actually every disk must have a top-level partition table. There is
no need for boot code to be in there and it is an MBR only with boot
code.

If you use a really ****ed up OS, it may not put boot code in, and your
computer hangs on startup.

The majority of us use a real OS. Boot code is a requirement of the MBR.