IBM 560 User Manual

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Hard Disk Drive Type Byte (Hex 012): This byte defines the type
of hard disk drive installed. Hex 00 indicates that no hard disk drive
is installed.

Figure

2-26. Hard Disk Drive Type Byte

Bit

Drive Type

7–4

Hard disk drive 0

3–0

Hard disk drive 1

Reserved Bytes (Hex 013): These bytes are reserved.

Equipment Byte (Hex 014): This byte defines the basic equipment
in the system for the power-on diagnostic tests.

Figure 2-27. Equipment Byte

Bit

Description

7, 6

Number of diskette drives

5, 4

Display operating mode

3, 2

Reserved

1

Coprocessor presence

0

Diskette drive 0 presence

Bits 7, 6

These bits indicate the number of installed diskette
drives.

Figure

2-28. Installed Diskette Drive Bits

Bits 7,6

Number of Diskette Drives

0 0

One drive

0 1

Reserved

1 0

Reserved

1 1

Reserved

Bits 5, 4

These bits indicate the operating mode of the display
attached to the video port.

Figure

2-29. Display Operating Mode Bits

Bits 5,4

Display Operating Mode

0 0

Reserved

0 1

40-column mode

1 0

80-column mode

1 1

Monochrome mode

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