MEDIA_TYPE

The MEDIA_TYPE enumeration type contains values that specify various forms of device media. The comments explain the enumerators.

typedef enum _MEDIA_TYPE { 
    Unknown,                // Format is unknown 
    F5_1Pt2_512,            // 5.25", 1.2MB,  512 bytes/sector 
    F3_1Pt44_512,           // 3.5",  1.44MB, 512 bytes/sector 
    F3_2Pt88_512,           // 3.5",  2.88MB, 512 bytes/sector 
    F3_20Pt8_512,           // 3.5",  20.8MB, 512 bytes/sector 
    F3_720_512,             // 3.5",  720KB,  512 bytes/sector 
    F5_360_512,             // 5.25", 360KB,  512 bytes/sector 
    F5_320_512,             // 5.25", 320KB,  512 bytes/sector 
    F5_320_1024,            // 5.25", 320KB,  1024 bytes/sector 
    F5_180_512,             // 5.25", 180KB,  512 bytes/sector 
    F5_160_512,             // 5.25", 160KB,  512 bytes/sector 
    RemovableMedia,         // Removable media other than floppy 
    FixedMedia              // Fixed hard disk media 
} MEDIA_TYPE; 
 

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 device I/O operation. The DeviceIoControl function receives an array of DISK_GEOMETRY structures in response to an IOCTL_DISK_GET_MEDIA_TYPES device I/O operation.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 4.0 or later.
  Windows: Unsupported.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winioctl.h.

See Also

Device Input and Output Overview, Device Input and Output Enumeration Types, DeviceIoControl, DISK_GEOMETRY, IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY, IOCTL_DISK_GET_MEDIA_TYPES