naftoli@aecom.YU.EDU (Robert N. Berlinger) (04/12/88)
How can I check to see if a writable (not write-protected), formatted disk has
been inserted into a particular disk drive (say A:). I'd like to do this
without actually writing on the disk (a small read is fine). I also would
like to make calls at the DOS level and not at the BIOS level, and use
well documented facilities available in MS C 5.0.
I previously tried bios_disk and got differing results between my Zenith
Laptop and IBM AT. Also, it didn't recognize the external 3.5" floppy
(drive D:) on the AT.
Any help would be much appreciated. Respond by mail -- I don't
read this newsgroup.
Thank you.
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