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In [[Microsoft]] [[operating system]]s, when using [[Logical Disk Manager#Basic and dynamic disks and volumes|basic disk]] partitioned with [[GUID Partition Table]] (GPT) layout, a '''basic data partition''' ('''BDP''') is any [[partition (computing)|partition]] identified with [[Globally Unique Identifier]] (GUID) of <tt>EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7</tt>.<ref name=GPTFAQ>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx|work=Windows and GPT FAQ|title=Windows GPT Implementation}}</ref>
 
In the GPT scheme, BDPs are the only partition types which [[Windows XP]] 64-bit can mount and normally [[Drive letter assignment|assign drive letters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/ca099518-dde5-4eac-a1f1-38eff6e3e5091033.mspx|work=Microsoft TechNet|title=DiskPart documentation}}</ref>
 
According to Microsoft, the basic data partition is the equivalent to [[master boot record]] (MBR) partition types <tt>[[Partition type#PID 06h|0x06]]</tt> ([[FAT16B]]), <tt>[[Partition type#PID 07h|0x07]]</tt> ([[NTFS]] or [[exFAT]]), and <tt>[[Partition type#PID 0Bh|0x0B]]</tt> ([[FAT32]]).<ref name=GPTFAQ /> In practice, it is equivalent to <tt>[[Partition type#PID 01h|0x01]]</tt> ([[FAT12]]), <tt>[[Partition type#PID 04h|0x04]]</tt> ([[FAT16]]), <tt>[[Partition type#PID 0Ch|0x0C]]</tt> (FAT32 with [[logical block addressing]]), and <tt>[[Partition type#PID 0Eh|0x0E]]</tt> (FAT16 with logical block addressing) types as well.