Read Drive Parameters; Initialise Drive Parameters; Read Long Sector - Husky MP2500 Manual

Read drive parameters

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Initialise drive parameters

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Read long sector

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Chapter 24: INT 13H, Disk Handler
AH=08H
DL=80H (drive 0) or 81H (drive 1)
CF=error flag
AH=status
CH=LSB of max cylinder no.
CL bits 0..5=max number of sectors per track
CL bits 6..7=MSB of max cylinder no.
DH=max head no.
DL=no. of hard disks
ES:DI=address of fixed disk parameters table
Returns information about the specified hard disk.
AH=09H
DL=80H (drive 0) or 81H (drive 1)
CF=error flag
AH=status
Initialises the controller for the specified hard disk.
AH=0AH
AL=number of sectors
CH=LSB of cylinder no.
CL bits 0..5=sector no.
CL bits 6..7=MSB of cylinder no.
DH=head no.
DL=80H (drive 0) or 81H (drive 1)
ES:BX=disk transfer address
CF=error flag
AH=status
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