MEDIA_TYPE enumeration (ntdddisk.h)

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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.

Syntax

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;

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.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header ntdddisk.h

See also

IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS

FORMAT_PARAMETERS