Category: disk I/O enhancements
INT 13 - IBM/MS INT 13 Extensions v2.1+ - SET HARDWARE CONFIGURATION AH = 4Eh AL = function 00h enable prefetch 01h disable prefetch 02h set maximum PIO transfer mode 03h set PIO mode 0 04h set default PIO transfer mode 05h enable INT 13h DMA maximum mode 06h disable INT 13h DMA DL = drive number Return: CF clear if successful AH = 00h AL = status 00h command was safe (only affected specified drive) 01h other devices are affected CF set on error AH = error code (see #00234) Note: DMA and PIO modes are mutually exclusive, so selecting DMA disables PIO (for either the specified device or all devices on that controller), and selecting PIO disables DMA SeeAlso: AH=41h"INT 13 Extensions",AX=5001h"Enhanced Disk Drive"