Format of BIOS Parameter Block: Offset Size Description ) 00h WORD number of bytes per sector 02h BYTE number of sectors per cluster 03h WORD number of reserved sectors at start of disk 05h BYTE number of FATs 06h WORD number of entries in root directory 08h WORD total number of sectors for DOS 4.0+, set to zero if partition >32M, then set DWORD at 15h to actual number of sectors 0Ah BYTE media ID byte (see #01356) 0Bh WORD number of sectors per FAT ---DOS 2.13--- 0Dh WORD number of sectors per track 0Fh WORD number of heads 11h WORD number of hidden sectors ---DOS 3.0+ --- 0Dh WORD number of sectors per track 0Fh WORD number of heads 11h DWORD number of hidden sectors 15h 11 BYTEs reserved ---DOS 4.0+ --- 15h DWORD total number of sectors if word at 08h contains zero 19h 6 BYTEs ??? 1Fh WORD number of cylinders 21h BYTE device type 22h WORD device attributes (removable or not, etc) ---DR DOS 5+ --- 15h DWORD total number of sectors if word at 08h contains zero 19h 6 BYTEs reserved ---European MS-DOS 4.00--- 15h DWORD total number of sectors if word at 08h contains zero (however, this DOS does not actually implement >32M partitions) SeeAlso: #01395,#01664