Table of Contents
Note: This API call is for DOS personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Int 21H, AH=5FH, AL=08H
Version
5 and higher
Brief
DISABLE DRIVE
Family API
Input
AX = 5F08h DL = drive number (0=A:)
Return
CF clear if successful CF set on error AX = error code (0Fh) (see #01680 at AH=59h/BX=0000h)
Macro
Notes
Simply clears the “valid” bit in the drive's CDS. This function is not supported by Novell DOS 7 through at least Update 4, but support was added by Update 13
See also
AH=52h - AX=5F07h"DOS"
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61
| osFree Macro Library | |
|---|---|
| Video I/O | @SetMode @SetCurSz @SetCurPos @GetCur @SetPage @ScrollUp @ScrollDn @Scroll @GetChAtr @PutChAtr @PutCh @SetPalet @SetColor @SetDot @GetDot @WrtTTY @VideoState @GetMode @GetDisplay @GetVideoState @GetEGAInfo @Cls |
| Hardware info | @Equipment @MemSize |
| Serial I/O | @AuxInit @AuxSendChar @AuxRecieveChar @AuxStatus |
| Tape I/O | @TapeOn @TapeOff @TapeRead @TapeWrite |
| Keyboard I/O | @KbdStatus @CharIn @CharPeek |
| Printer I/O | @PrnPrint @PrnInit @PrnStatus |
| Disk I/O | @DskReset @DskStatus @DskRead @DskWrite @DskVerify @DskFormat |
| Date and Time | @SetTime @GetTime |
| Mouse | @MouInit @MouShowPointer @MouStatus @MouSetPos @MouSetMickey @MouRegion |
| Memory manager | @ModBlok SET_BLOCK |
