BIOS Parameter Block (BPB) structure                     

        00h     WORD    Bytes per Sector
        02h     BYTE    Sectors per Cluster
        03h     WORD    Reserved Sectors
        05h     BYTE    Number of FATs
        06h     WORD    Number of root directory entries
        08h     WORD    Total number of sectors (zero if extended BPB)
        0Ah     BYTE    Media descriptor byte
        0Bh     WORD    Number of sectors per FAT

    DOS3 Extensions

        0Dh     WORD    Sectors per track
        0Fh     WORD    Number of heads
        11h     DWORD   Number of hidden sectors
        15h  11 BYTEs   reserved

    DOS4 Extensions

        19h     BYTE    Physical drive number
        1Ah     BYTE    Reserved
        1Bh     BYTE    Signature byte (29h)
        1Ch     DWORD   Volume serial number
        20h  11 BYTEs   Volume label
        2Bh   8 BYTEs   File system type ( "FAT12" / "FAT16" )


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