Serial ID of Hard Disc

[Guenther Sohler]

How can I get the serial ID of the Hard disc , which is displayed during
boot up - preferrably in C ;
whithout having to communicate with the hard disc by myself with the IO
registers ?

[CBFalconer]

Guenther Sohler wrote:

How can I get the serial ID of the Hard disc , which is displayed
during boot up - preferrably in C ; whithout having to communicate
with the hard disc by myself with the IO registers ?

This has nothing to do with the C language, and much to do with the
system you are running. It does sound suspiciously like Windblows,
so look for a newsgroup with windows in its name.

OT hint: Using 4dos, those values show up on every dir command. The
interrupt list might also give you some clues.

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[Guenther Sohler]

On Mon, 16 May 2005 08:20:39 +0000, CBFalconer wrote:

Actually I am working with unix/linux
which linux newsgroup is advisable for me ?

[Flash Gordon]

Guenther Sohler wrote:

How can I get the serial ID of the Hard disc , which is displayed during
boot up - preferrably in C ;
whithout having to communicate with the hard disc by myself with the IO
registers ?

There is no standard mechanism for doing this. Ask on a group dedicated
for your platform, but only after checking the FAQ and previous postings
to the group.
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[James McIninch]

In general, you cannot do that.

Guenther Sohler wrote:

How can I get the serial ID of the Hard disc , which is displayed during
boot up - preferrably in C ;
whithout having to communicate with the hard disc by myself with the IO
registers ?

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[Roger Leigh]

Guenther Sohler <gu************ *@newlogic.com> writes:

On Mon, 16 May 2005 08:20:39 +0000, CBFalconer wrote:

Actually I am working with unix/linux
which linux newsgroup is advisable for me ?

comp.os.linux.d evelopment.*

You might find the source for smartmontools informative.
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