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Category: disk I/O enhancements
INT 13 - HARD DISK - PS/1 and newer PS/2 - READ MULTIPLE DISK SECTORS
AH = 21h
AL = number of sectors to write
CH = low byte of 12-bit cylinder number
CL = starting sector (bits 0-5) and bits 8-9 of cylinder (bits 6-7)
DH = head number (bits 0-5) and bits 10-11 of cylinder (bits 6-7)
DL = drive number (80h,81h)
ES:BX -> buffer for data to be read
Return: CF clear if successful
ES:BX buffer filled
CF set on error
AH = status (see #00234 at AH=01h)
Desc: read from the disk using the Multiple Block mode available on newer
IDE drives and some hard disk controllers, which generates an
interrupt only after the end of transferring a group of sectors
rather than after each sector
Notes: must call AH=24h"PS/1" before using this function
input values in CL and DH are not range-checked
the byte at address 0040h:0074h is set to the status of the operation
SeeAlso: AH=02h,AH=22h"PS/1",AH=23h"PS/1",AH=24h"PS/1"