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MEDIA_TYPE enumeration (winioctl.h)

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Represents the various forms of device media.

Syntax

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;

Constants

 
Unknown
Value: 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.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header winioctl.h

See also