README - WDTBLCHK
(C) Copyright 1994-98, Western Digital Corporation
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
This program reports the number of drives physically detected,
the number of drives defined by the BIOS, and the characteristics
of the drive parameter table for each drive detected.
This program was written for OEMs and end users. OEMs can use
this program to verify BIOS drive parameter table compatibility
for supporting large capacity IDE drives. End users can use
this program to report drive configuration information to Western
Digital Technical Support personnel over the phone when discussing
disk drive related issues.
TO RUN THE PROGRAM:
To run the program, type WDTBLCHK at the DOS prompt.
TO QUIT THE PROGRAM:
To quit the program, hit ESC.
To scroll through the different screens, any of the following keys
can be used: PGUP, PGDN, HOME, END, ENTER, TAB, BACKSPACE.
At the end of the program, the user is asked if a log file
should be created. The user can respond with Y for YES, or
N or ESC for NO.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
-C Creates a single screen of information that can be piped to
a log file.
-L Causes a log file to be created. No information is
shown on the screen.
-N Disables the prompt asking if the user wants a log file to
be created when exiting from the screen displays.
LOG FILE:
When quitting the program, the user is given the option to store
the results to log file WDTBLCHK.LOG. This log file contains
the same information displayed on the screen.
ERROR LEVELS
Always 0.
DRIVES SUPPORTED:
All AT-IDE interface drives.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION:
WDTBLCHK does not change any drive or system settings so this program
can safely be run on any system.
WDTBLCHK only issues Identify (direct I/O) and Read Verify (INT 13)
commands to the drives.
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM:
DRIVES PHYSICALLY DETECTED - Number of drives found at primary
and secondary baseports. A count in the range 0-4.
DRIVES REPORTED BY INT 13 FUNCTION 8 - A count in the range 0-4.
DRIVE INFO: Drive model, firmware, cyls, heads, spt reported
by Identify command for each drive.
INT 13 INFO: Drive cyls, heads, spt, and size for each drive.
The drive size is reported in MB (megabytes), where 1 MB equals
1,000,000 bytes.
INT 13 EXTENSION INFO: Function 41 supported (Y/N), Function 48
supported (Y/N), Drive cyls, heads, spt, sectors and size for each
drive. The drive size is reported in MB (megabytes), where 1 MB equals
1,000,000 bytes.
INT 41/46 INFO:
Logical cyls, heads, and spt.
Drive cyls, heads, and spt (drive values only valid for
Enhanced Drive Parameter Tables).
Signature byte (A in upper nibble indicates enhanced table).
Checksum (only required for enhanced tables - reported as valid
or invalid.
Enhanced Table: NO or YES (YES if signature byte upper nibble = A).
TRANSLATE MODE FOR EACH DRIVE:
One of the following messages is reported for each drive:
DRIVE NOT ACTIVE - drive not active according to INT 13.
NO TRANSLATION - no drive parameter translation detected.
LBA - BIOS is performing translation using LBA addressing.
CHS TO CHS - BIOS is performing translation using C/H/S addressing.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.