Media Descriptor Byte
Media Descriptor Byte Layout: │7│6│5│4│3│2│1│0│ IBM Media Descriptor Byte │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─── 1 = 2 sided, 0 = not 2 sided │ │ │ │ │ │ └──── 1 = 8 sector, 0 = not 8 sector │ │ │ │ │ └───── 1 = removable, 0 = not removable └─┴─┴─┴─┴────── must be set to 1 F8 Hard disk Double sided 18 sector diskette PS/2 1.44 Mb. DSQD F9 5¼ Double sided, High Density diskette (15 sector) 3½ Double Sided, Double High Density diskette (9 sector) FA Ram disk (not all Ramdisks use this) FC 5¼ Single Sided, Double Density diskette (9 sector) 8 inch Double Sided, Single Density diskette FD 5¼ Double Sided, Double Density (9 sector) 8 inch Double Sided Single Density (26 sector) (IBM 3740 format) 128 bytes per sector, soft sector, 4 sectors cluster, 4 reserved sectors, 2 FATs, 68 directory entries, 77*26*2 sectors. FE 5¼ Single Sided, Double Density diskette (8 sector) 8 inch Single Sided, Single Density diskette (26 sector) (IBM 3740 format) 128 bytes per sector, soft sector, 4 sectors per cluster, 1 reserved sector, 2 FATs. 68 directory entries, 77*26 sectors. 8 inch Double Sided, Double Density (8 sector), 1024 bytes per sector, soft sector, 1 sector per cluster, 1 reserved sector, 2 FATs, 192 directory entries, 77*8*2 sectors. To distinguish from 8 inch SS/SD attempt read of side 2. FF 5¼ Double Sided, Double Density diskette (8 sector) - see also INT 21,1B INT 21,1C FAT