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From: jrusso@wpi.WPI.EDU (Jeffrey K Russo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Removing disks
Message-ID: <1991Jun18.145110.1978@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Date: 18 Jun 91 14:51:10 GMT
References: <JNEWS-2@smylex.UUCP> <1991Jun17.222559.23301@wpi.WPI.EDU> <1991Jun18.072906.23779@agate.berkeley.edu>
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In article <1991Jun18.072906.23779@agate.berkeley.edu> dmillar@sandstorm.Berkeley.EDU (Derek Millar) writes:
>Wrong.  There are two BIOS functions that relate to this:
>
>int 13h function 15h : returns disk type (not available, disk change not
>			detectable, disk change detectable, hard disk)
>
>int 13h function 16h : checks to see if the disk has been changed.
>
>These functions are available on PC/XT (BIOS date 1/10/86 +), PC XT 286, PC AT,
>and PS/2 line (and, I would imagine, on most other BIOSs).  Look 'em up.
>
>	   - Derek Millar

Those functions say when the disk has been changed, the original poster
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wanted to know when the disk has been removed.
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Jeff