Some installations fail to place a boot loader on the hard disk properly; this is often the case with large hard disk drives that have over ____ cylinders.
A) 256
B) 512
C) 1024
D) 2048

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The BIOS of some older systems have a limit on the number of cylinders that can be addressed, which is 1024. If the hard disk drive has over 1024 cylinders, then the boot loader may not be placed properly, resulting in boot problems. Therefore, the correct answer is (C) 1024.

Some Installations Fail to Place a Boot Loader on the Hard