bits 16 ; mode 16bits org 0x7C00 ; mbr ae loaded at 0x7C00 mov al, 41h ; put 'A' in al mov ah, 0eh ; we want to call function 09h (Write Character and Attribute at Cursor) from interupt 10h int 10h times 510 - ($ - $$) db 0 ; fill up to 510 with 0 dw 0xAA55 ; MBR magic number