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Note: This IBM PC BIOS API call is for DOS/Win16 personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Note: osFree Macro Library provides macros for most of functions
Int 13H, AH=00H
Version
IBM 5150 and higher
Brief
Reset disk system
Family API
Input
- AH = 00h
- DL = drive (if bit 7 is set both hard disks and floppy disks reset)
Return
- AH = status (see status)
- CF clear if successful (returned AH=00h)
- CF set on error
Macro
INCLUDE BIOS.INC @DskReset
Notes
- forces controller to recalibrate drive heads (seek to track 0)
- for PS/2 35SX, 35LS, 40SX and L40SX, as well as many other systems, both the master drive and the slave drive respond to the Reset function that is issued to either drive
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
| IBM PC BIOS API | |
|---|---|
| Video I/O | INT 10H: 00H, 01H, 02H, 03H, 05H, 06H, 07H, 08H, 09H, 0AH, 0BH, 0CH, 0DH, 0EH, 0FH |
| Hardware info | INT 11H, INT 12H |
| Serial I/O | INT 14H: 00H, 01H, 02H, 03H |
| Tape I/O | INT 15H: 00H, 01H, 02H, 03H |
| Keyboard I/O | INT 16H: 00H, 01H, 02H |
| Printer I/O | INT 17H: 00H, 01H, 02H |
| Disk I/O | INT 13H: 00H, 01H, 02H, 03H, 04H, 05H |
| Date and Time | INT 1AH: 00H, 01H |
| osFree Macro Library | |
|---|---|
| Video I/O | @SetMode @SetCurSz @SetCurPos @GetCur @SetPage @ScrollUp @ScrollDn @Scroll @GetChAtr @PutChAtr @PutCh @SetPalet @SetColor @SetDot @GetDot @WrtTTY @VideoState @GetMode @GetDisplay @GetVideoState @GetEGAInfo @Cls |
| Hardware info | @Equipment @MemSize |
| Serial I/O | @AuxInit @AuxSendChar @AuxRecieveChar @AuxStatus |
| Tape I/O | @TapeOn @TapeOff @TapeRead @TapeWrite |
| Keyboard I/O | @KbdStatus @CharIn @CharPeek |
| Printer I/O | @PrnPrint @PrnInit @PrnStatus |
| Disk I/O | @DskReset @DskStatus @DskRead @DskWrite @DskVerify @DskFormat |
| Date and Time | @SetTime @GetTime |
| Mouse | @MouInit @MouShowPointer @MouStatus @MouSetPos @MouSetMickey @MouRegion |
| Memory manager | @ModBlok SET_BLOCK |