Windows C++ / Retrieve HDD Information
Author | HoIIovv |
Platform | Windows |
Language | C++ |
Technique | Retrieve HDD Information |
Description:
This code retrieves and displays the serial number, model number, and firmware revision of a physical hard drive using Windows API calls.
Code
#pragma once
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#define no_init_all
#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip> // For std::setw
#define ErrorPrint(x) \
do { \
std::wcerr << "Error at line " << __LINE__ << ": " << x << " (Error code: " << GetLastError() << ")" << std::endl; \
} while (0)
#define DRIVE 0 // Drive ID
#define IDENTIFY_BUFFER_SIZE 512
#define ID_CMD 0xEC // Returns ID sector for ATA
typedef struct _IDENTIFY_DATA
{
USHORT GeneralConfiguration; // 00 00
USHORT NumberOfCylinders; // 02 1
USHORT Reserved1; // 04 2
USHORT NumberOfHeads; // 06 3
USHORT UnformattedBytesPerTrack; // 08 4
USHORT UnformattedBytesPerSector; // 0A 5
USHORT SectorsPerTrack; // 0C 6
USHORT VendorUnique1[3]; // 0E 7-9
USHORT SerialNumber[10]; // 14 10-19
USHORT BufferType; // 28 20
USHORT BufferSectorSize; // 2A 21
USHORT NumberOfEccBytes; // 2C 22
USHORT FirmwareRevision[4]; // 2E 23-26
USHORT ModelNumber[20]; // 36 27-46
UCHAR MaximumBlockTransfer; // 5E 47
UCHAR VendorUnique2; // 5F
USHORT DoubleWordIo; // 60 48
USHORT Capabilities; // 62 49
USHORT Reserved2; // 64 50
UCHAR VendorUnique3; // 66 51
UCHAR PioCycleTimingMode; // 67
UCHAR VendorUnique4; // 68 52
UCHAR DmaCycleTimingMode; // 69
USHORT TranslationFieldsValid : 1; // 6A 53
USHORT Reserved3 : 15;
USHORT NumberOfCurrentCylinders; // 6C 54
USHORT NumberOfCurrentHeads; // 6E 55
USHORT CurrentSectorsPerTrack; // 70 56
ULONG CurrentSectorCapacity; // 72 57-58
USHORT CurrentMultiSectorSetting; // 59
ULONG UserAddressableSectors; // 60-61
USHORT SingleWordDMASupport : 8; // 62
USHORT SingleWordDMAActive : 8;
USHORT MultiWordDMASupport : 8; // 63
USHORT MultiWordDMAActive : 8;
USHORT AdvancedPIOModes : 8; // 64
USHORT Reserved4 : 8;
USHORT MinimumMWXferCycleTime; // 65
USHORT RecommendedMWXferCycleTime; // 66
USHORT MinimumPIOCycleTime; // 67
USHORT MinimumPIOCycleTimeIORDY; // 68
USHORT Reserved5[2]; // 69-70
USHORT ReleaseTimeOverlapped; // 71
USHORT ReleaseTimeServiceCommand; // 72
USHORT MajorRevision; // 73
USHORT MinorRevision; // 74
USHORT Reserved6[50]; // 75-126
USHORT SpecialFunctionsEnabled; // 127
USHORT Reserved7[128]; // 128-255
} IDENTIFY_DATA, *PIDENTIFY_DATA;
void PrintDriveInfo(int iDrive, DWORD diskData[256]);
char *ConvertToString(DWORD diskData[256], int iFirstIndex, int iLastIndex, char *pcszBuf);
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
char driveName[MAX_PATH];
sprintf(driveName, "\\\\.\\PhysicalDrive%d", DRIVE);
// Get handle of the physical drive
HANDLE hDrive = CreateFileA(driveName, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0);
// Check the validity of the file handle
if (hDrive == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
ErrorPrint(L"CreateFile");
exit(1);
}
// Prepare the command buffer
ULONG CommandSize = sizeof(SENDCMDINPARAMS) + IDENTIFY_BUFFER_SIZE;
PSENDCMDINPARAMS Command = (PSENDCMDINPARAMS)malloc(CommandSize);
// Prepare the command
Command->irDriveRegs.bCommandReg = ID_CMD;
DWORD bytesReturned = 0;
// Retrieve IDENTIFY data
if (DeviceIoControl(hDrive,
SMART_RCV_DRIVE_DATA, // 0x7C088
Command,
sizeof(SENDCMDINPARAMS),
Command,
CommandSize,
&bytesReturned,
NULL))
{
// Print the IDENTIFY data
DWORD diskData[256]; // 256 is the IDENTIFY_DATA structure's size
USHORT *punIdSector = (USHORT *)(PIDENTIFY_DATA)((PSENDCMDOUTPARAMS)Command)->bBuffer;
for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
diskData[i] = punIdSector[i];
PrintDriveInfo(0, diskData);
}
else ErrorPrint(L"DeviceIoControl (SMART_RCV_DRIVE_DATA)");
CloseHandle(hDrive);
}
void PrintDriveInfo(int iDrive, DWORD diskData[256])
{
char serialNumber[1024];
char modelNumber[1024];
char revisionNumber[1024];
// Copy the hard drive serial, model, and revision number to respective buffer
ConvertToString(diskData, 10, 19, serialNumber);
ConvertToString(diskData, 27, 46, modelNumber);
ConvertToString(diskData, 23, 26, revisionNumber);
std::cout << "------------------------ [Drive " << DRIVE << "] ------------------------" << std::endl;
std::cout << std::left << std::setw(35) << "Drive Serial Number________________ : [" << serialNumber << "]\n";
std::cout << std::left << std::setw(35) << "Drive Model Number_________________ : [" << modelNumber << "]\n";
std::cout << std::left << std::setw(35) << "Drive Controller Revision Number___ : [" << revisionNumber << "]\n";
std::cout << "Drive Type_________________________ : [";
if (diskData[0] & 0x0080)
std::cout << "Removable]\n";
else if (diskData[0] & 0x0040)
std::cout << "Fixed]\n";
else
std::cout << "Unknown]\n";
}
char *ConvertToString(DWORD diskData[256], int iFirstIndex, int iLastIndex, char *pcszBuf)
{
int index = 0;
int position = 0;
// NOTE: each integer has two characters stored in it backwards
for (index = iFirstIndex; index <= iLastIndex; index++)
{
// Get high byte for 1st character
pcszBuf[position++] = (char)(diskData[index] / 256); // / 256 = >> 8
// Get low byte for 2nd character
pcszBuf[position++] = (char)(diskData[index] % 256); // ^ 256 = & 0xFF
}
// End the string and cut off trailing blanks
pcszBuf[position] = '\0';
for (index = position - 1; index > 0 && isspace(pcszBuf[index]); index--)
pcszBuf[index] = '\0';
return pcszBuf;
}
Created
March 20, 2024
Last Revised
April 22, 2024