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The Win32_DiskDrive WMI class represents a physical disk drive as seen by a computer running the Windows operating system. Any interface to a Windows physical disk drive is a descendent (or member) of this class. The features of the disk drive seen through this object correspond to the logical and management characteristics of the drive. In some cases, this may not reflect the actual physical characteristics of the device. Any object based on another logical device would not be a member of this class.

For security reasons, a user connecting from a remote computer must have the SC_MANAGER_CONNECT privilege enabled to be able to enumerate this class. For more information, see Service Security and Access Rights.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and includes all of the inherited properties. Properties are listed in alphabetic order, not MOF order. Syntax class Win32_DiskDrive : CIM_DiskDrive { uint16 Availability; uint32 BytesPerSector; uint16 Capabilities[]; string CapabilityDescriptions[]; string Caption; string CompressionMethod; uint32 ConfigManagerErrorCode; boolean ConfigManagerUserConfig; string CreationClassName; uint64 DefaultBlockSize;

string Description; string DeviceID; boolean ErrorCleared; string ErrorDescription; string ErrorMethodology; string FirmwareRevision; uint32 Index; datetime InstallDate; string InterfaceType; uint32 LastErrorCode; string Manufacturer; uint64 MaxBlockSize; uint64 MaxMediaSize; boolean MediaLoaded; string MediaType; uint64 MinBlockSize; string Model; string Name; boolean NeedsCleaning; uint32 NumberOfMediaSupported; uint32 Partitions; string PNPDeviceID; uint16 PowerManagementCapabilities[]; boolean PowerManagementSupported; uint32 SCSIBus;

uint16 SCSILogicalUnit; uint16 SCSIPort; uint16 SCSITargetId; uint32 SectorsPerTrack; string SerialNumber; uint32 Signature; uint64 Size; string Status; uint16 StatusInfo; string SystemCreationClassName; string SystemName; uint64 TotalCylinders; uint32 TotalHeads; uint64 TotalSectors; uint64 TotalTracks; uint32 TracksPerCylinder; }; Members

The Win32_DiskDrive class has these types of members: Methods Properties Methods

The Win32_DiskDrive class has these methods.Method Description

Reset Not implemented. To implement this method, see the Reset method in CIM_DiskDrive for documentation. SetPowerState Not implemented. To implement this method, see the SetPowerState method in CIM_DiskDrive for documentation.

Properties

The Win32_DiskDrive class has these properties. Availability Data type: uint16 Access type: Read-only

Availability and status of the device. Inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.Value 1 (0x1) Other 2 (0x2) Unknown 3 (0x3) Running or Full Power 4 (0x4) Warning

Meaning

5 (0x5) In Test 6 (0x6) Not Applicable 7 (0x7) Power Off 8 (0x8) Off Line 9 (0x9) Off Duty 10 (0xA) Degraded 11 (0xB) Not Installed 12 (0xC) Install Error 13 (0xD) Power Save - Unknown

The device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status is unknown. 14 (0xE) Power Save - Low Power Mode

The device is in a power save state but still functioning, and may exhibit degraded performance. 15 (0xF)

Power Save - Standby

The device is not functioning, but could be brought to full power quickly. 16 (0x10) Power Cycle 17 (0x11) Power Save - Warning

The device is in a warning state, though also in a power save mode.

BytesPerSector Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: Units (Bytes)

Number of bytes in each sector for the physical disk drive.

Example: 512 Capabilities Data type: uint16 array Access type: Read-only

Array of capabilities of the media access device. For example, the device may support random access (3), removable media (7), and automatic cleaning (9). This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice.Value Meaning 0 Unknown 1 Other 2 Sequential Access 3 Random Access 4 Supports Writing 5 Encryption 6 Compression 7 Supports Removable Media 8 Manual Cleaning 9 Automatic Cleaning 10 SMART Notification

11 Supports Dual-Sided Media 12 Ejection Prior to Drive Dismount Not Required

CapabilityDescriptions Data type: string array Access type: Read-only

List of more detailed explanations for any of the access device features indicated in the Capabilities array. Note, each entry of this array is related to the entry in the Capabilities array that is located at the same index. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice. Caption Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Short description of the object. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement. CompressionMethod Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Algorithm or tool used by the device to support compression. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice.

The name of the compression algorithm or one of the following values.Value Unknown Whether the device supports compression capabilities or not is not known. Compressed

Meaning

The device supports compression capabilities but its compression scheme is not known or not disclosed. Not Compressed The device does not support compression.

ConfigManagerErrorCode Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Windows Configuration Manager error code.Value 0 (0x0) Device is working properly. 1 (0x1) Device is not configured correctly. 2 (0x2) Windows cannot load the driver for this device.

Meaning

3 (0x3) Driver for this device might be corrupted, or the system may be low on memory or other resources. 4 (0x4) Device is not working properly. One of its drivers or the registry might be corrupted. 5 (0x5) Driver for the device requires a resource that Windows cannot manage. 6 (0x6) Boot configuration for the device conflicts with other devices. 7 (0x7) Cannot filter. 8 (0x8) Driver loader for the device is missing. 9 (0x9) Device is not working properly. The controlling firmware is incorrectly reporting the resources for the device. 10 (0xA) Device cannot start. 11 (0xB) Device failed. 12 (0xC) Device cannot find enough free resources to use. 13 (0xD) Windows cannot verify the device's resources. 14 (0xE) Device cannot work properly until the computer is restarted. 15 (0xF)

Device is not working properly due to a possible re-enumeration problem. 16 (0x10) Windows cannot identify all of the resources that the device uses. 17 (0x11) Device is requesting an unknown resource type. 18 (0x12) Device drivers must be reinstalled. 19 (0x13) Failure using the VxD loader. 20 (0x14) Registry might be corrupted. 21 (0x15) System failure. If changing the device driver is ineffective, see the hardware documentation. Windows is removing the device. 22 (0x16) Device is disabled. 23 (0x17) System failure. If changing the device driver is ineffective, see the hardware documentation. 24 (0x18) Device is not present, not working properly, or does not have all of its drivers installed. 25 (0x19) Windows is still setting up the device. 26 (0x1A) Windows is still setting up the device. 27 (0x1B) Device does not have valid log configuration.

28 (0x1C) Device drivers are not installed. 29 (0x1D) Device is disabled. The device firmware did not provide the required resources. 30 (0x1E) Device is using an IRQ resource that another device is using. 31 (0x1F) Device is not working properly. Windows cannot load the required device drivers.

ConfigManagerUserConfig Data type: boolean Access type: Read-only

If True, the device is using a user-defined configuration. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. CreationClassName Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Name of the first concrete class to appear in the inheritance chain used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of the class, the property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. DefaultBlockSize

Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Default block size, in bytes, for this device. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice.

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. Description Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Description of the object. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement. DeviceID Data type: string Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: Key

Unique identifier of the disk drive with other devices on the system. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. ErrorCleared Data type: boolean Access type: Read-only

If True, the error reported in LastErrorCode is now cleared. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. ErrorDescription Data type: string Access type: Read-only

More information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode, and information on any corrective actions that may be taken. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. ErrorMethodology Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Type of error detection and correction supported by this device. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice. FirmwareRevision Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Revision for the disk drive firmware that is assigned by the manufacturer.

Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: This property is not available. Index Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Physical drive number of the given drive. This property is filled by the GetDriveMapInfo method. A value of 0xFF indicates that the given drive does not map to a physical drive.

Example: 1 InstallDate Data type: datetime Access type: Read-only

Date and time the object was installed. This property does not need a value to indicate that the object is installed. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement. InterfaceType Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Interface type of physical disk drive.

The values are:

SCSI

HDC

IDE

USB

1394 LastErrorCode Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Last error code reported by the logical device. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. Manufacturer Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Name of the disk drive manufacturer.

Example: "Seagate" MaxBlockSize Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Maximum block size, in bytes, for media accessed by this device. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice.

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. MaxMediaSize Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Maximum media size, in kilobytes, of media supported by this device. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice.

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. MediaLoaded Data type: boolean Access type: Read-only

If True, the media for a disk drive is loaded, which means that the device has a readable file system and is accessible. For fixed disk drives, this property will always be TRUE. MediaType Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Type of media used or accessed by this device.

Starting with Windows Vista, possible values are: External hard disk media Removable media other than floppy Fixed hard disk media Format is unknown

Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: Possible values are: Removable media Fixed hard disk Unknown MinBlockSize Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Minimum block size, in bytes, for media accessed by this device. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice.

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. Model Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Manufacturer's model number of the disk drive.

Example: "ST32171W" Name Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the property can be overridden to be a key property. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement. NeedsCleaning Data type: boolean Access type: Read-only

If True, the media access device needs cleaning. Whether manual or automatic cleaning is possible is indicated in the Capabilities property. This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice. NumberOfMediaSupported Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Maximum number of media which can be supported or inserted (when the media access device supports multiple individual media). This property is inherited from CIM_MediaAccessDevice. Partitions Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Number of partitions on this physical disk drive that are recognized by the operating system.

Example: 2 PNPDeviceID Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Windows Plug and Play device identifier of the logical device. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.

Example: "*PNP030b" PowerManagementCapabilities Data type: uint16 array Access type: Read-only

Array of the specific power-related capabilities of a logical device. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.Value Meaning 0 (0x0) Unknown 1 (0x1) Not Supported 2 (0x2)

Disabled 3 (0x3) Enabled

The power management features are currently enabled but the exact feature set is unknown or the information is unavailable. 4 (0x4) Power Saving Modes Entered Automatically

The device can change its power state based on usage or other criteria. 5 (0x5) Power State Settable

The SetPowerState method is supported. This method is found on the parent CIM_LogicalDevice class and can be implemented. For more information, see Designing Managed Object Format (MOF) Classes. 6 (0x6) Power Cycling Supported

The SetPowerState method can be invoked with the PowerState parameter set to 5 (Power Cycle). 7 (0x7) Timed Power-On Supported

The SetPowerState method can be invoked with the PowerState parameter set to 5 (Power Cycle) and Time set to a specific date and time, or interval, for power-on.

PowerManagementSupported Data type: boolean Access type: Read-only

If True, the device can be power-managed (can be put into suspend mode, and so on). The property does not indicate that power management features are currently enabled, only that the logical device is capable of power management. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. SCSIBus Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

SCSI bus number of the disk drive.

Example: 0 SCSILogicalUnit Data type: uint16 Access type: Read-only

SCSI logical unit number (LUN) of the disk drive.

Example: 0 SCSIPort Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

SCSI port number of the disk drive.

Example: 0 SCSITargetId Data type: uint16 Access type: Read-only

SCSI identifier number of the disk drive.

Example: 0 SectorsPerTrack Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Number of sectors in each track for this physical disk drive.

Example: 63 SerialNumber Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Number allocated by the manufacturer to identify the physical media.

Example: WD-WM3493798728

Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: This property is not available. Signature Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Disk identification. This property can be used to identify a shared resource. This property has been added for Windows XP. Size Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: Units (Bytes)

Size of the disk drive. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of cylinders, tracks in each cylinder, sectors in each track, and bytes in each sector.

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. Status Data type: string

Access type: Read-only Qualifiers: MaxLen (10)

Current status of the object. Various operational and nonoperational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses include: "OK", "Degraded", and "Pred Fail" (an element, such as a SMART-enabled hard disk drive, may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future). Nonoperational statuses include: "Error", "Starting", "Stopping", and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is online, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states. This property is inherited from CIM_ManagedSystemElement.

Values are: "OK" "Error" "Degraded" "Unknown" "Pred Fail" "Starting" "Stopping" "Service" "Stressed" "NonRecover" "No Contact" "Lost Comm" StatusInfo Data type: uint16

Access type: Read-only

State of the logical device. If this property does not apply to the logical device, the value 5 (Not Applicable) should be used. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice.Value Meaning 1 (0x1) Other 2 (0x2) Unknown 3 (0x3) Enabled 4 (0x4) Disabled 5 (0x5) Not Applicable

SystemCreationClassName Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Value of the scoping computer's CreationClassName property. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. SystemName

Data type: string Access type: Read-only

Name of the scoping system. This property is inherited from CIM_LogicalDevice. TotalCylinders Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Total number of cylinders on the physical disk drive. Note: the value for this property is obtained through extended functions of BIOS interrupt 13h. The value may be inaccurate if the drive uses a translation scheme to support high-capacity disk sizes. Consult the manufacturer for accurate drive specifications.

Example: 657

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. TotalHeads Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Total number of heads on the disk drive. Note: the value for this property is obtained through extended functions of BIOS interrupt 13h. The value may be inaccurate if the drive uses a translation scheme to support high-capacity disk sizes. Consult the manufacturer for accurate drive specifications. TotalSectors

Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Total number of sectors on the physical disk drive. Note: the value for this property is obtained through extended functions of BIOS interrupt 13h. The value may be inaccurate if the drive uses a translation scheme to support high-capacity disk sizes. Consult the manufacturer for accurate drive specifications.

Example: 2649024

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. TotalTracks Data type: uint64 Access type: Read-only

Total number of tracks on the physical disk drive. Note: the value for this property is obtained through extended functions of BIOS interrupt 13h. The value may be inaccurate if the drive uses a translation scheme to support high-capacity disk sizes. Consult the manufacturer for accurate drive specifications.

Example: 42048

For more information about using uint64 values in scripts, see Scripting in WMI. TracksPerCylinder Data type: uint32 Access type: Read-only

Number of tracks in each cylinder on the physical disk drive. Note: the value for this property is obtained through extended functions of BIOS interrupt 13h. The value may be inaccurate if the drive uses a translation scheme to support high-capacity disk sizes. Consult the manufacturer for accurate drive specifications.

Example: 64 Remarks

The Win32_DiskDrive class is derived from CIM_DiskDrive which derives from CIM_MediaAccessDevice. The CIM_MediaAccessDevice class derives from CIM_LogicalDevice. Examples

For script code examples, see WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications and the TechNet ScriptCenter Script Repository.

For C++ code examples, see WMI C++ Application Examples. Requirements Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]

Namespace \root\CIMV2

MOF

Cimwin32.mof

DLL

Cimwin32.dll

See also Computer System Hardware Classes