Category: vendor-specific BIOS extensions
INT 16 - Compaq Systempro and higher - CACHE CONTROLLER STATUS AX = F400h Return: AH = E2h (*) AL = status 00h not present 01h enabled 02h disabled CX = cache memory size bit 15: cache size information is NOT valid bits 14-0: cache memory size in kilobytes DH = cache write technology bit 7: cache write information is NOT valid bits 6-1: reserved (0) bit 0: 0 = Write-through caching 1 = Write-back caching DL = cache type bit 7: cache type information is NOT valid bits 6-1: reserved (0) bit 0: 0 = Direct mapped 1 = Two-way set-associative Notes: also supported by some versions of AMI BIOS dated June 1992 or later many (most) BIOSes return a modified AH when called for an unsupported or non-keyboard function (typically, the highest supported keyboard function [normally 12h] is subtracted from the original AH) SeeAlso: AX=F401h,AX=F402h