Category: disk I/O enhancements
INT 13 - HARD DISK - PS/1 and newer PS/2 - IDENTIFY DRIVE AH = 25h DL = drive number (80h,81h) ES:BX-> 512 byte buffer for reply packet Return: CF clear if successful CF set on error AH = status (see #00234 at AH=01h) buffer filled with ATA/IDE-style drive information block (see #00267) Desc: retrieves the 256 words of drive data stored on an IDE hard disk Notes: the byte at address 0040h:0074h is set to the status of the operation IBM officially classifies this function as optional SeeAlso: AH=23h"PS/1"