how do you detect a hard drive?

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From: Thomas Dwyer III
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 1990 16:40

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Hi there.  I've been programming the PCs for years, and this may be a
silly question, but what is the best method to determine if a hard
drive exists on a machine (PC through PS/2 models)?  Examples in ASM
or C would be appreciated.


Thomas Dwyer III                     TOMIII @ MTUS5.BITNET
Network Programmer
Michigan Technological University

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From: TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET (Thomas Dwyer III)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: how do you detect a hard drive?
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Date: 26 Jun 90 16:40:30 GMT
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