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- From: Carl@dudd.uniserve.com (Carl)
- Date: 29 Feb 96 18:57:05
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Determining the serial number on a hard disk
- Message-ID: <207_9602292012@dudd.uniserve.com>
- X-FTN-To: joelg@mei.jsc.nasa.gov
- Organization: De Udda Edda Gateway UUCP
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- jo> I'm using MSVC. Does anyone know how to determine the serial number
- jo> of a disk. This is the number you get when you issue a VOL command
- jo> from the DOS prompt. I was thinking of using this number as a method
- jo> of copy protection.
- jo> Anybody know the sector, head, and cylinder where this number is
- jo> stored?
- I wouldn't know that... but if you get ahold of an interrupt list, you
- might do best to use the bios to tell you that. Just use int86 or whatever.
- That should do the trick... anyone?
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