IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY_EX IOCTL (winioctl.h)

Retrieves extended information about the physical disk's geometry: type, number of cylinders, tracks per cylinder, sectors per track, bytes per sector, and size.

To perform this operation, call the DeviceIoControl function with the following parameters.

BOOL DeviceIoControl(
  (HANDLE) hDevice,                 // handle to device
  IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY_EX, // dwIoControlCode
  NULL,                             // lpInBuffer
  0,                                // nInBufferSize
  (LPVOID) lpOutBuffer,             // output buffer
  (DWORD) nOutBufferSize,           // size of output buffer
  (LPDWORD) lpBytesReturned,        // number of bytes returned
  (LPOVERLAPPED) lpOverlapped       // OVERLAPPED structure
);

Requirements

See also

• DISK_GEOMETRY_EX
• DeviceIoControl
• Disk Management Control Codes