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Native API online documentation, based on the System Informer (formerly Process Hacker) phnt headers 
// ntdddisk.h

typedef struct _FORMAT_PARAMETERS {
  MEDIA_TYPE MediaType;
  ULONG      StartCylinderNumber;
  ULONG      EndCylinderNumber;
  ULONG      StartHeadNumber;
  ULONG      EndHeadNumber;
} FORMAT_PARAMETERS, *PFORMAT_PARAMETERS;
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// winioctl.h

typedef struct _FORMAT_PARAMETERS {
  MEDIA_TYPE MediaType;
  DWORD      StartCylinderNumber;
  DWORD      EndCylinderNumber;
  DWORD      StartHeadNumber;
  DWORD      EndHeadNumber;
} FORMAT_PARAMETERS, *PFORMAT_PARAMETERS;
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Windows Driver Kit DDI reference (ns-ntdddisk-_format_parameters)

_FORMAT_PARAMETERS structure

Description

The FORMAT_PARAMETERS structure is used in conjunction with the IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS request to format the specified set of contiguous tracks on the disk.

Members

MediaType

Indicates format information, such as the disk size and the number of bytes per sector. For a list of the values that can be assigned to this member, see MEDIA_TYPE.

StartCylinderNumber

Indicates the number of the cylinder where the formatting should begin.

EndCylinderNumber

Indicates the number of the cylinder where the formatting should end.

StartHeadNumber

Indicates the number of the head where the formatting should begin.

EndHeadNumber

Indicates the number of the head where the formatting should end.

See also

IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS

MEDIA_TYPE

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Win32 API reference (ns-winioctl-format_parameters)

FORMAT_PARAMETERS structure

Description

Contains information used in formatting a contiguous set of disk tracks. It is used by the IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS control code.

Members

MediaType

The media type. For a list of values, see MEDIA_TYPE.

StartCylinderNumber

The cylinder number at which to begin the format.

EndCylinderNumber

The cylinder number at which to end the format.

StartHeadNumber

The beginning head location.

EndHeadNumber

The ending head location.

See also

IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS

MEDIA_TYPE

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