Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Reference Manual page 88

Chapter 6 / Command Reference
DISKTYPE
DISKTYPE
[drive:]
External
:
'
,
,
;
'-"'~
Displays information on the size and capacity of the indicated
drive.
Parameters
drive: is the disk drive for which you wish to determine the type.
It can be either a floppy drive or a hard drive. If drive is not
specified, the default drive is used.
Notes and Suggestions
• Using DISKTYPE with floppy diskettes displays the number
of sides, tracks, and sectors-per-track of the diskette in the
specified drive. The screen also shows the MS-DOS command
line that must be typed to format a new diskette with the
same format.
• Using DISKTYPE with a hard disk displays the number of
heads, cylinders, and sectors-per-track.
Examples
DISKTYPE A:
displays the following message:
Dis ke t t e is for rna t ted wit h 2 sid e s, 4 il t r a c ks ,
9 sectors/
track
---=
FORMAT A:
DISKTYPE
c:
displays the following message:
Fixed dISk contains 4 heads, 2ilil cylinders, 17
sectors/track
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