DISKIO

DISKIO STRUC

diStartSector dd ? ;sector number to start

diSectors dw ? ;number of sectors

diBuffer dd ? ;address of buffer

DISKIO ENDS

The DISKIO structure contains information specifying the location and number of sectors to read or write.

Fields

diStartSector

Specifies the number of the first sector to be read or written.

diSectors

Specifies the number of sectors to read or write.

diBuffer

Specifies a 32-bit address (segment:offset) to the buffer that receives the data read or contains the data to write.

Comments

The DISKIO structure is used only if the number of sectors on the drive exceeds 65,535.

See Also

Interrupt 25h Absolute Disk Read
Interrupt 26h Absolute Disk Write