INT 13 - DISK - VERIFY DISK SECTOR(S) AH = 04h AL = number of sectors to verify (must be nonzero) CH = low eight bits of cylinder number CL = sector number 1-63 (bits 0-5) high two bits of cylinder (bits 6-7, hard disk only) DH = head number DL = drive number (bit 7 set for hard disk) ES:BX -> data buffer (PCIBM PC,XTIBM PC XT,ATIBM PC AT with BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. prior to 1985/11/15) Return: CF set on error CF clear if successful AH = status (see #00234) AL = number of sectors verified Notes: errors on a floppy may be due to the motor failing to spin up quickly enough (timeout error 80h); the write should be retried at least three times, resetting the disk with AH=00h between attempts on floppys, the operation should also be retried on media change (06h) detection. this function does not compare the disk with memory, it merely checks whether the sector's stored CRC matches the data's actual CRC the IBMInternational Busiuness MachinesInternational Busiuness Machines) A hardware, software and other service technology company founded in 1911. ATIBM PC AT BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. and many other BIOSes use only the low four bits of DH (head number) since the WD-1003 controller which is the standard ATIBM PC AT controller (and the controller that IDE(Integrated Drive Electronics) A type of disk drive interface which essentially extends the PCIBM PC's expansion bus all the way to the drive and places the drive controller on the disk drive itself. See also ESDI. emulates) only supports 16 heads AWARD ATIBM PC AT BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. and AMIAmerican Megatrends, Inc.(American Megatrends, Inc.) A hardware, software and firmware company founded in 1985. 386sx BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) A set of standardized calls giving low-level access to the hardware. The BIOS is the lowest software layer above the actual hardware and serves to insulate programs (and operating systems) which use it from the details of accessing the hardware directly. have been extended to handle more than 1024 cylinders by placing bits 10 and 11 of the cylinder number into bits 6 and 7 of DH BUG: some Epson ROM(Read-Only Memory) A memory for program storage which may not be changed by the program as it runs. BIOSes sometimes have problems properly handling this function. The workaround is to reset the disk (INT 13/AH=00h) before the call. SeeAlso: AH=02h,AH=44h,INT 4D/AH=04h,INT 4D/AH=06h