Fixed Disk Params (XT,AT,XT2,XT286,PS except ESDI disks)

Offset Size Contens
00h Word Cylinders
02h Byte Heads
03h Word Starting reduced write current cylinder (XT only,
0 for others)
05h Word Starting write pre-comp cylinder
07h Byte Maximum ECC burst length
08h Byte Control byte
1xxx xxxx Disable access retries
x1xx xxxx Disable ECC retries
xx1x xxxx Set if manufacturer's defect map on
max cylinder+1
xxx1 xxxx Always 0
xxxx 1xxx Set if more than 8 heads
xxxx x111 Drive option (XT only, 0 for others)
09h Byte Standard timeout (XT only, 0 for others)
0Ah Byte Formatting timeout (XT only, 0 for others)
0Bh Byte Timeout for checking drive (XT only, 0 for others)
0Ch Word Landing zone (AT/PS2)
0Eh Byte Sectors/track (AT/PS2)
0Fh Byte 0