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= Component: Drive =

This component is provided by [[Item/floppy disk|Floppy Disks]] or [[Item/hard disk drive|Hard Disk Drives]] in Unmanaged mode (for Managed mode, see [[Component/filesystem|Filesystem]])

To switch a managed drive to Unmanaged mode, just right click with the item in your hand and select Unmanaged mode (Warning: this will wipe the drive).

Component name: `drive`. Callbacks:

* `readByte(offset:number):number`

<pre>Read a single byte at the specified offset.
</pre>
* `writeByte(offset:number, value:number)`

<pre>Write a single byte to the specified offset.
</pre>
* `getSectorSize():number`

<pre>Returns the size of a single sector on the drive, in bytes.
</pre>
* `getLabel():string`

<pre>Get the current label of the drive.
</pre>
* `setLabel(value:string):string`

<pre>Sets the label of the drive. Returns the new value, which may be truncated.
</pre>
* `readSector(sector:number):string`

<pre>Read the current contents of the specified sector.
</pre>
* `writeSector(sector:number, value:string)`

<pre>Write the specified contents to the specified sector.
</pre>
* `getPlatterCount():number`

<pre>Returns the number of platters in the drive.
</pre>
* `getCapacity():number`

<pre>Returns the total capacity of the drive, in bytes.
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