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// ntdddisk.h

typedef enum _MEDIA_TYPE {
  Unknown,
  F5_1Pt2_512,
  F3_1Pt44_512,
  F3_2Pt88_512,
  F3_20Pt8_512,
  F3_720_512,
  F5_360_512,
  F5_320_512,
  F5_320_1024,
  F5_180_512,
  F5_160_512,
  RemovableMedia,
  FixedMedia,
  F3_120M_512,
  F3_640_512,
  F5_640_512,
  F5_720_512,
  F3_1Pt2_512,
  F3_1Pt23_1024,
  F5_1Pt23_1024,
  F3_128Mb_512,
  F3_230Mb_512,
  F8_256_128,
  F3_200Mb_512,
  F3_240M_512,
  F3_32M_512
} MEDIA_TYPE, *PMEDIA_TYPE;

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// winioctl.h

typedef enum _MEDIA_TYPE {
  Unknown = 0,
  F5_1Pt2_512,
  F3_1Pt44_512,
  F3_2Pt88_512,
  F3_20Pt8_512,
  F3_720_512,
  F5_360_512,
  F5_320_512,
  F5_320_1024,
  F5_180_512,
  F5_160_512,
  RemovableMedia,
  FixedMedia,
  F3_120M_512,
  F3_640_512,
  F5_640_512,
  F5_720_512,
  F3_1Pt2_512,
  F3_1Pt23_1024,
  F5_1Pt23_1024,
  F3_128Mb_512,
  F3_230Mb_512,
  F8_256_128,
  F3_200Mb_512,
  F3_240M_512,
  F3_32M_512
} MEDIA_TYPE, *PMEDIA_TYPE;

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Windows Driver Kit DDI reference (ne-ntdddisk-media_type)

Description

The MEDIA_TYPE enumerators are used in conjunction with the IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS request to format the specified set of contiguous tracks on the disk.

Constants

Unknown

Format is unknown.

F5_1Pt2_512

Indicates 5.25", 1.2 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_1Pt44_512

Indicates 3.5", 1.44 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_2Pt88_512

Indicates 3.5", 2.88 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_20Pt8_512

Indicates 3.5", 20.8 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_720_512

Indicates 3.5", 720 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F5_360_512

Indicates 5.25", 360 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F5_320_512

Indicates 5.25", 320 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F5_320_1024

Indicates 5.25", 320 KB, 1024 bytes/sector media.

F5_180_512

Indicates 5.25", 180 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F5_160_512

Indicates 5.25", 160 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

RemovableMedia

Indicates removable media other than a floppy disk.

FixedMedia

Indicates fixed hard disk media.

F3_120M_512

Indicates 3.5", 120 MB media.

F3_640_512

Indicates 3.5", 640 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F5_640_512

Indicates 5.25", 640 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F5_720_512

Indicates 5.25", 720 KB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_1Pt2_512

Indicates 3.5", 1.2 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_1Pt23_1024

Indicates 3.5", 1.23 MB, 1024 bytes/sector media.

F5_1Pt23_1024

Indicates 5.25", 1.23 MB, 1024 bytes/sector media.

F3_128Mb_512

Indicates 3.5" magneto-optical (MO), 128 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F3_230Mb_512

Indicates 3.5" magneto-optical (MO), 230 MB, 512 bytes/sector media.

F8_256_128

Indicates 8", 256 KB, 128 bytes/sector media.

F3_200Mb_512

3.5", 200M Floppy (HiFD)

F3_240M_512

3.5", 240Mb Floppy (HiFD)

F3_32M_512

3.5", 32Mb Floppy

Remarks

The caller of the IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACK request indicates the disk size and number of bytes per sector, along with other formatting information, by specifying one of these values in the MediaType member of the FORMAT_PARAMETERS structure.

Removable disks include zip drivers, jaz drives, magneto-optical (MO) drives, and LS-120 floppies as well as regular floppies.

See also

IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS

FORMAT_PARAMETERS

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Win32 API reference (ne-winioctl-media_type)

MEDIA_TYPE enumeration

Description

Represents the various forms of device media.

Constants

Unknown:0

Format is unknown

F5_1Pt2_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 1.2MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_1Pt44_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 1.44MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_2Pt88_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 2.88MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_20Pt8_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 20.8MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_720_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 720KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F5_360_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 360KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F5_320_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 320KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F5_320_1024

A 5.25" floppy, with 320KB and 1024 bytes/sector.

F5_180_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 180KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F5_160_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 160KB and 512 bytes/sector.

RemovableMedia

Removable media other than floppy.

FixedMedia

Fixed hard disk media.

F3_120M_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 120MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_640_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 640KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F5_640_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 640KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F5_720_512

A 5.25" floppy, with 720KB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_1Pt2_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 1.2MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_1Pt23_1024

A 3.5" floppy, with 1.23MB and 1024 bytes/sector.

F5_1Pt23_1024

A 5.25" floppy, with 1.23MB and 1024 bytes/sector.

F3_128Mb_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 128MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F3_230Mb_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 230MB and 512 bytes/sector.

F8_256_128

An 8" floppy, with 256KB and 128 bytes/sector.

F3_200Mb_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 200MB and 512 bytes/sector. (HiFD).

F3_240M_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 240MB and 512 bytes/sector. (HiFD).

F3_32M_512

A 3.5" floppy, with 32MB and 512 bytes/sector.

Remarks

The MediaType member of the DISK_GEOMETRY data structure is of type MEDIA_TYPE. The DeviceIoControl function receives a DISK_GEOMETRY structure in response to an IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY control code. The DeviceIoControl function receives an array of DISK_GEOMETRY structures in response to an IOCTL_STORAGE_GET_MEDIA_TYPES control code. The STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE enumeration type extends this enumeration type.

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