DRIVPARM
Type: Internal (3.2 and later)
Syntax:
DRIVPARM= /D:(number) [/C] [/F:(form factor)] [/H:(number)] [/I]
[/N]
[/S:(number)] [/T:(tracks)]
Purpose: Used in the CONFIG.SYS file to set parameters for a disk
drive.
Discussion
Used for special configurations related to disk drives. For more
information on
the DRIVPARM command, refer to Chapter 6, Tips for Advanced Users.
Options
/D:num - Specifies the physical drive number (0 to 255, where drive
A=0, drive
B=1, etc.)
/C - Speeds up access to the floppy drive by signally to DOS that the
media in
a drive may have been changed.
/F:type - Specifies the type of drive being accessed. The following
types can
be specified:
0 Double-density 360K, 5 1/4-inch floppy disk drives (includes
160K, 180K,
320K and 350K formatted media size.
1 High-density, 1.2M, 5 1/4-inch floppy disk drives.
2 Double-density, 720K, 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drives.
5 Hard disk drives.
6 Tape drives.
7 High-density, 1.44M, 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drives.
8 Read-write optical disk drives.
9 Super-high-density, 2.88M, 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drives.
NOTE:
With DOS Version 6, type 3 (single-density 8-inch floppy disk drives) and
type 4
(double-density 8-inch floppy disk drives) are no longer supported.
/H:heads Specifies the number (1 to 99) of read/write heads on the
disk
drive.
/I Tells DOS that a 3 1/2-inch disk drive, not supported by the ROM
BIOS,
is attached to a standard floppy disk drive controller.
/N Tells DOS that the drive uses nonremovable media.
/S:sectors Specifies the number (1 to 99) of sectors per track for
the
drive`s media.
/T:tracks Specifies the number of tracks per side for the drive`s
media.
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