DOS Command Drivparm

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DOS Command Drivparm

SYNTAX

DRIVPARM=/d:number /c /f:factor /h:heads /i /n /s:sectors /t:tracks

/d:number	Specifies physical drive number. Numbers must be in the range of 0 to 255.
/c	Specifies that the driver will be able to tell that the floppy disk drive door is open.
/f:factor	Specifies type of drive. Default value is 2. 0 - 160K/180K or 320K/360 1 - 1.2 megabyte 2 - 720K (3.5 in. disk) 5 - Hard disk 6 - Tape 7 - 1.44MB (3.5 in. disk) 8 - Read/write optical disk 9 - 2.88MB (3.5 in. disk)
/h:heads	Specifies the maximum number of heads.
/i	Specifies an electronically-compatible 3.5 in. floppy drive.
/n	Non-removable block device.
/s:sectors	Number of sectors per track, ranging in value from 1 to 99.
/t:tracks	Number of tracks per side on the block device, ranging from 1 to 999. Default values will vary depending upon the factor selected.

EXAMPLES

DRIVPARM=/d:1 /c /h:2 /s:9 /t:80 = Configures a 3.5" 720k floppy drive. This line would be loaded in the config.sys.

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