Function to get Drive Parameters Invoke the specified function number of INT 13H extension with Segment Register Values If get drive Geometry function Fails, Display Error Message and Exit

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///// Function to get Drive Parameters \\\\\

unsigned long getdrivegeometry (int drive)
{
union REGS i, o ;
struct SREGS s ;
struct geometry g = { 26, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } ;

i.h.ah = 0x48 ; /* Function Number 0x48 of INT 13H
Extensions See the Comments
Below */
i.h.dl = drive; /* Drive Number */
i.x.si = FP_OFF ( (void far*)&g ) ;
s.ds = FP_SEG ( (void far*)&g ) ;

/* Invoke the specified function number of INT 13H extension with Segment Register Values */

int86x ( 0x13, &i, &o, &s ) ;

printf("\n Head = %lu, Sectors Per Track = %lu, Cylinder =
%lu\n", g.heads, g.spt, g.cyl);

/* If get drive Geometry function Fails, Display Error Message and Exit */

if(g.spt==0)
{
printf("\n Get Drive Geometry Function Fails....");
printf("\n Extensions Not Supported, Press any Key to
Exit...");
getch();
exit(1);
}

return *g.sectors; /* Return The Number of Sectors on Drive */

}

////// Start Of Main \\\\\\

void main()
{
unsigned long loop=0, Sectors_in_HDD1=0, Sectors_in_HDD2=0;

unsigned char buffer[61440]; /* Data buffer of 61440
Bytes to Read/Write 120 Sectors of 512 Bytes at a time to save time. */

char choice;

clrscr();

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Chapter 1 An Overview of Data Recovery
Chapter 2 Introduction of Hard Disks
Chapter 3 Logical Approach to Disks and OS
Chapter 4 Number Systems
Chapter 5 Introduction of C Programming
Chapter 6 Introduction to Computer Basics
Chapter 7 Necessary DOS Commands
Chapter 8 Disk-BIOS Functions and Interrupts Handling With C
Chapter 9 Handling Large Hard Disks
Chapter 10 Data Recovery From Corrupted Floppy
Chapter 11 Making Backups
Chapter 12 Reading and Modifying MBR with Programming
Chapter 13 Reading and Modifying DBR with Programming
Chapter 14 Programming for “Raw File” Recovery
Chapter 15 Programming for Data Wipers
Chapter 16 Developing more Utilities for Disks
Appendix Glossary of Data Recovery Terms
 
 
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