The FORMAT_PARAMETERS structure provides information used in formatting a contiguous set of disk tracks.
typedef struct _FORMAT_PARAMETERS{
MEDIA_TYPE MediaType;
DWORD StartCylinderNumber;
DWORD EndCylinderNumber;
DWORD StartHeadNumber;
DWORD EndHeadNumber;
} FORMAT_PARAMETERS ;
The DeviceIoControl function uses a FORMAT_PARAMETERS structure as input to an IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS device I/O operation.
Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
Windows: Unsupported.
Windows CE: Unsupported.
Header: Declared in winioctl.h.
Device Input and Output Overview, Device Input and Output Structures, DeviceIoControl, IOCTL_DISK_FORMAT_TRACKS, MEDIA_TYPE