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From: wwang@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (60026000)
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Subject: Re: Help how to obtain Hdisk paramters?
Keywords: hard disk parameters
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Date: 3 Mar 89 05:47:45 GMT
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In article <1024@dgbt.uucp> nur@dgbt.uucp (Nur Serinken) writes:
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>I am trying to find Public Domain utilities or information on how
>to read hard disk parameters. The parameters that I would like to
>read are number of heads, sectors per track of the installed hard
>disk. I would also like to read the partition information if there
>is one. How is the partition made and written back to the disk.
>
>Any information on utilities and articles are welcome. Thanks in
>advance for any help.

Try Norton's utilities.  I know it is not public domain, but IT works
great.  SD60 will also tell you the stuff you want if memory serves me
correctly.

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