INT 15 - Advanced Power Management v1.0+ - CONNECT 32-BIT PROTMODE INTERFACE AX = 5303h BX = device ID of system 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. (0000h) Return: CF clear if successful AX = real-mode segment base address of protected-mode 32-bit code segment EBX = offset of entry point CX = real-mode segment base address of protected-mode 16-bit code segment DX = real-mode segment base address of protected-mode 16-bit data segment ---APM v1.1--- SI = APM 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. code segment length DI = APM 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. data segment length CF set on error AH = error code (02h,05h,07h,08h,09h) (see #00473) Notes: the caller must initialize three consecutive descriptors with the returned segment base addresses for 32-bit code, 16-bit code, and 16-bit data, respectively; these descriptors must be valid whenever the protected-mode interface is called, and will have their limits arbitrarily set to 64K. the protected mode interface is invoked by making a far call to the 32-bit code segment with the same register values as for INT 15; it must be invoked while CPL=0, the code segment descriptor must have a DPLsee DOS Parameter List of 0, the stack must be in a 32-bit segment and have enough room for 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. use and possible interrupts, and the current I/O permission bit map must allow access to the I/O ports used for power management. functions 00h-03h are not available from protected mode on connection, an APM v1.1 or v1.2 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. switches to APM v1.0 compatibility mode until it is informed that the user supports a newer version of APM (see AX=530Eh) SeeAlso: AX=5301h,AX=5302h,AX=5304h