Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 08:17:02 +0500 (MVT)
From: Prashant TR <prashant_tr AT yahoo DOT com>
To: Angelene and Klaus Thane <thane AT nospam DOT net>
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Subject: Re: biosdisk & int 13 extensions
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Angelene and Klaus Thane wrote:

> Does anybody know if I can use biosdisk for int 13 extensions (0x48(Get
> Drive Parameter) 42(Ext. Read), and 43(Ext. Write).)  0x2, 0x3 and 0x8 don't
> cut it anymore.

I guess you can. But it also depends on what parameters it takes. Did you
try replacing the _DISK_READ (or whatever parameter) with 0x42?

> I get nothing but random crap in the buffer.

A warning! Don't try it unless you're sure it won't damage your HDD.
Otherwise, you could ruin your entire day! ;-).

Prashant
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