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comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 3/5
Section - - How can I determine a hard drive's manufacturer?

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 Information about the hard drive's manufacturer is retrieved by using
 the ATA and ATAPI specifications. Please see "<Q:05.18> [Where can I
 find information about the ATA/ATAPI specification?]

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Ben in Seattle
Jun 2, 2026 @ 4:16 pm
Another solution is to use a parallel port loopback plug. It makes the PC think there is a printer attached. The benefit of this is it doesn't require anticipating the problem with ANSI.SYS escape sequences nor does it make you wait half an hour for the "Abort, Retry, Ignore?" prompt, as some versions of DOS do.

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Top Document: comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 3/5
Previous Document: - How can I see if a drive is a RAM drive?
Next Document: - Where can I find information about the ATA/ATAPI specification?

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