Diskette Drive Type Byte - IBM Personal System/2 60 Technical Reference

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Shutdown Status Byte (Hex 00F):
This byte is defined by the
power-on diagnostic programs.
Diskette Drive Type Byte (Hex 010):
This byte indicates the type of
diskette drive installed.
Bit
Function
7-4
First Diskette Drive Type
3-0
Second Diskette Drive Type
Figure
3-15.
Diskette Drive Type Byte
Bits 7-4
These bits indicate the first diskette drive type, as shown
in the following figure.
Bits
7654
Function
0000
No drive present
0001
Double-sided diskette drive (48 tracks per inch, 360KB)
0011
High-capacity diskette drive (720KB)
0100
High-density diskette drive (1.44MB)
Ail combinations that are not shown are reserved.
Figure
93-16. Diskette Drive Type Byte (Bits 7 - 4)
Bits3-0
These bits indicate the second diskette drive type, as
shown in the following figure.
Bits
3210
Function
0000
No drive present
0001
Double-sided diskette drive (48 tracks per inch, 360KB)
0011
High-capacity diskette drive (720KB)
0100
High-density diskette drive (1.44MB)
All combinations that are not shown are reserved.
Figure
3-17.
Diskette Drive Type Byte (Bits 3 - 0)
First Fixed Disk Drive Type Byte (Hex 011):
This byte defines the
type of the first fixed disk drive (drive C).
Hex 00 indicates that a
fixed disk drive is not installed.
Second Fixed Disk Drive Type Byte (Hex 012):
This byte defines the
type of the second fixed disk drive (drive D).
Hex 00 indicates that a
fixed disk drive is not installed.
Note:
For more information about fixed disk drive types, refer to the
IBM Personal System/2 and Personal Computer BIOS Interface
Technical Reference.
Model 60 System Board
— October 1990
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