M.2 Media Formats
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## M.2 Media Formats

The media format comprises two distinct components:

1. The Recording format, which addresses magnetic recording, track definition, sector headers, etc.

2. The Logical format, which addresses the organization of the data portion of sectors to support semantics of the file system.

### M.2.1 Recording Format

The low level formatting shall be done using the ISO/IEC 15286:1999 standard. The Secondary Defect List shall be used.

### M.2.2 Logical Format

The Logical Format for the 130 mm 4.1GB disk shall be the PC File System (see Annex A).

The boot sector defined in Annex A shall have the following values.

Table M.2-1. Boot Parameter Values for 130mm 4.1GB Magneto-Optical Disk

Byte(s) | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
11 - 12 | 0200H | 512 bytes/sector
13 | 40H or 80H | Sectors / cluster, either 64 or 128. See Note.
21 | F8H | Flag for disk type F8H = Hard Disk.
24 - 25 | 003EH (Nominal) | Nominally 62 sectors/track, but may vary, and any value should not affect interoperability.
26 - 27 | 0001H (Nominal) | Nominally 1 head, but may vary, and any value should not affect interoperability.

### Note

Lower values would not utilize all the disk sectors on a side.

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