Q.2.2 Logical Format

The Logical Format for the 90mm 2.3GB disk shall be the PC File System ( Annex A).

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

Table Q.2-1. Boot Parameter Values for 90mm 2.3 GB Magneto-Optical Disk

Byte(s)

Value

Description

11 - 12

0800H

2048 Bytes/Sector

13

08H, 10H, 20H, or 40H

Sectors / cluster, either 8, 16, 32, or 64

21

F8H

Flag for disk type F8H = Hard Disk

24-25

0019H (Nominal)

Nominally 25 sectors/track, but may vary, and any value should not affect interoperability

26-27

0001 (Nominal)

Nominally 1 head, but may vary, and any value should not affect interoperability.


Note

When formatted the total formatted capacity of the disk is approximately 2.02GB.