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** Programmer's Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC **
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ Shareware Version, 03/21/90 │
│ Please Register Your Copy │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Copyright (c) 1987, 1990 Dave Williams
C H A P T E R T W O
CPU Port Assignments, System Memory Map, BIOS Data Area, Interrupts 00h to 09h
For consistency in this reference, all locations and offsets are in
hexadecimal unless otherwise specified. All hex numbers are prefaced with a
leading zero if they begin with an alphabetic character, and are terminated
with a lowercase H (h). The formats vary according to common usage.
SYSTEM MEMORY MAP - OVERALL├───────────────────────────────────────────────────
The IBM PC handles its address space in 64k segments, divided into 16k
fractions and then further as nescessary.
┌──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│start │start end │ │
│addr. │addr. addr.│ usage │
│(dec) │ (hex) │ │
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ *640k RAM Area* │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0k │ │ start of RAM │
│ 16k │00000-03FFF│ PC-0 system board RAM │
│ 32k │04000-07FFF│ │
│ 48k │08000-0BFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 64k │10000-13FFF│ PC-1 system board RAM │
│ 80k │14000-17FFF│ │
│ 96k │18000-1BFFF│ │
│ 112k │1C000-1FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 128k │20000-23FFF│ │
│ 144k │24000-27FFF│ │
│ 160k │28000-2BFFF│ │
│ 176k │2C000-2FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 192k │30000-33FFF│ │
│ 208k │34000-37FFF│ │
│ 224k │38000-3BFFF│ │
│ 240k │3C000-3FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 256k │40000-43FFF│ PC-2 system board RAM │
│ 272k │44000-47FFF│ │
│ 288k │48000-4BFFF│ │
│ 304k │4C000-4FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 320k │50000-53FFF│ │
│ 336k │54000-57FFF│ │
│ 352k │58000-5BFFF│ │
│ 368k │5C000-5FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 384k │60000-63FFF│ │
│ 400k │64000-67FFF│ │
│ 416k │68000-6BFFF│ │
│ 432k │6C000-6FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 448k │70000-73FFF│ │
│ 464k │74000-77FFF│ │
│ 480k │78000-7BFFF│ │
│ 496k │7C000-7FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 512k │80000-83FFF│ │
│ 528k │84000-87FFF│ │
│ 544k │88000-8BFFF│ the original IBM PC-1 BIOS limited memory to 544k │
│ 560k │8C000-8FFFF│ │
├──────┼───────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 576k │90000-93FFF│ │
│ 592k │94000-97FFF│ │
│ 609k │98000-9BFFF│ │
│ 624k │9C000-9FFFF│ to 640k (top of RAM address space) │
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│A0000 ***** 64k ***** EGA address │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 640k │A0000-A95B0│ MCGA 320x200 256 color video buffer │
│ │ -AF8C0│ MCGA 640x480 2 color video buffer │
│ │ -A3FFF│ │
│ 656k │A4000-A7FFF│ │
│ 672k │A8000-ABFFF│ this 64k segment may be used for contiguous DOS │
│ 688k │AC000-AFFFF│ RAM with appropriate hardware and software │
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│B0000 ***** 64k ***** mono and CGA address │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 704k │B0000-B3FFF│ mono uses only 4k | The PCjr and early Tandy 1000│
│ 720k │B4000-B7FFF│ | BIOS revector direct write to│
│ 736k │B8000-BBFFF│ CGA uses entire 16k | the B8 area to the Video Gate│
│ 756k │BC000-BFFFF│ | Array and reserved system RAM│
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│C0000 ***** 64k *************** expansion ROM │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 768k │C0000-C3FFF│16k EGA BIOS C000:001E EGA BIOS signature (letters IBM) │
│ 784k │C4000-C5FFF│ │
│ │C6000-C63FF│256 bytes Professional Graphics Display communication area│
│ │C6400-C7FFF│ │
│ 800k │C8000-CBFFF│ 16k hard disk controller BIOS, drive 0 default │
│ 816k │CC000-CDFFF│ 8k IBM PC Network NETBIOS │
│ │CE000-CFFFF│ │
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│D0000 ***** 64k ***** expansion ROM │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 832k │D0000-D7FFF│ 32k IBM Cluster Adapter | PCjr first ROM cartridge │
│ │ DA000│ voice communications | address area. │
│ 848k │D4000-D7FFF│ | Common expanded memory board │
│ 864k │D8000-DBFFF│ | paging area. │
│ 880k │DC000-DFFFF│ | │
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│E0000 ***** 64k ***** expansion ROM │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 896k │E0000-E3FFF│ | PCjr second ROM cartidge │
│ 912k │E4000-E7FFF│ | address area │
│ 928k │E8000-EBFFF│ | │
│ 944k │EC000-EFFFF│ | spare ROM sockets on AT │
├──────┴───────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│F0000 ***** 64k ***** system │
├──────┬───────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 960k │F0000-F3FFF│ reserved by IBM | cartridge address │
│ 976k │F4000- │ | area (PCjr cartridge │
│ │F6000 │ ROM BASIC Begins | BASIC) │
│ 992k │F8000-FB000│ | │
│ 1008k│FC000-FFFFF│ ROM BASIC and original | │
│ │ │ BIOS (Compatibility BIOS | │
│ │ │ in PS/2) | │
│ 1024k│ FFFFF│ end of memory (1024k) for 8088 machines │
├──────┼───────────┴─┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 384k │100000-15FFFF│ 80286/AT extended memory area, 1Mb motherboard │
│ 15Mb │100000-FFFFFF│ 80286/AT extended memory address space │
│ 15Mb │160000-FDFFFF│ Micro Channel RAM expansion (15Mb extended memory) │
│ 128k │FE0000-FFFFFF│ system board ROM (PS/2 Advanced BIOS) │
└──────┴─────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Note that the ROM BIOS has a duplicated address space which causes it to
"appear" both at the end of the 1 megabyte real mode space and at the end of
the 16 megabyte protected mode space. The addresses from 0E0000 to 0FFFFF are
equal to FE0000 to FFFFFF. This is necessary due to differences in the memory
addressing between Real and Protected Modes.
PC PORT ASSIGNMENT, Intel 8088, 80C88, 8086, 80286, 80386 CPUs├────────────────
hex addr. Function
0000-000F 8237 DMA controller
0010-001F 8237 DMA controller (AT, PS/2)
0020-0027 8259A interrupt controller
0020-003F 8259A interrupt controller (AT)
0040-005F 8253-5 programmable timers
(note: 0041 was memory refresh in PCs. Not used in PS/2)
0060-0067 8255 peripheral interface
0060-006F 8042 keyboard controller (AT)
0200-020F game-control adapter
0210-0217 expansion box (PC, XT)
0278-027F LPT3
02F8-02FF COM2
0300-031F prototype card
0320-032F hard disk controller
0378-037F LPT2
03BC-03BF LPT1
03D0-03DF CGA, MCGA, VGA adapter control
03F0-03F7 floppy disk controller
03F8-03FF COM1
note: These are functions common across the IBM range. The PCjr, PC
Convertible and PS/2 (both buses) have enhancements. In some cases, the
AT and PS/2 series ignore, duplicate, or reassign ports arbitrarily. If
your code incorporates specific port addresses for video or system board
control it would be wise to have your application determine the machine
type and video adapter and address the ports as required.
RESERVED MEMORY LOCATIONS IN THE IBM PC├───────────────────────────────────────
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ 000-3FF - 1k DOS interrupt vector table, 4 byte vectors for ints 00h-0FFh.
│ 30:00 - used as a stack area during POST and bootstrap routines. This
│to 3F:FF stack area may be revectored by an application program.
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ** The BIOS Data Area ** addresses from 400h to 4FFh
├─────┬───────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│addr.│ size │ description
├─────┼───────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│40:00│ word │ COM1 port address | These addresses are zeroed out in the
│40:02│ word │ COM2 port address | OS/2 DOS Compatibility Box if any of
│40:04│ word │ COM3 port address | the OS/2 COM??.SYS drivers are loaded.
│40:06│ word │ COM4 port address |
│40:08│ word │ LPT1 port address
│40:0A│ word │ LPT2 port address
│40:0C│ word │ LPT3 port address
│40:0E│ word │ LPT4 port address (not valid in PS/2 machines)
│40:0E│ word │ PS/2 pointer to 1k extended BIOS Data Area at top of RAM
│40:10│ word │ equipment flag (see int 11h)
└─────┴───────┤ bits:
│ 0 1 if floppy drive present (see bits 6&7) 0 if not
│ 1 1 if 80x87 installed (not valid in PCjr)
│ 2,3 system board RAM (not used on AT or PS/2)
│ 0,0 16k 0,1 32k
│ 1,0 48k 1,1 64k
│ 4,5 initial video mode
│ 0,0 no video adapter
│ 0,1 40 column color (PCjr default)
│ 1,0 80 column color
│ 1,1 MDA
│ 6,7 number of diskette drives
│ 0,0 1 drive 0,1 2 drives
│ 1,0 3 drives 1,1 4 drives
│ 8 0 DMA present
│ 1 DMA not present (PCjr, Tandy 1400, Sanyo 55x)
│ 9,A,B number of RS232 serial ports
│ C game adapter (joystick)
│ 0 no game adapter
│ 1 if game adapter
│ D serial printer (PCjr only)
│ 0 no printer
│ 1 serial printer present
┌──────┘ E,F number of parallel printers installed
│note 1) The IBM PC and AT store the settings of the system board
└───┐ switches or CMOS RAM setup information (as obtained by the BIOS
│ in the Power-On Self Test (POST)) at addresses 40:10h and
│ 40:13h. 00000001b indicates "on", 00000000b is "off".
│ 2) CMOS RAM map, PC/AT:
│ offset contents
│ 00h Seconds
│ 01h Second Alarm
│ 02h Minutes
│ 03h Minute Alarm
│ 04h Hours
│ 05h Hour Alarm
│ 06h Day of the Week
│ 07h Day of the Month
│ 08h Month
│ 09h Year
│ 0Ah Status Register A
│ 0Bh Status Register B
│ 0Ch Status Register C
│ 0Dh Status Register D
│ 0Eh Diagnostic Status Byte
│ 0Fh Shutdown Status Byte
│ 10h Disk Drive Type for Drives A: and B:
│ The drive-type bytes use bits 0:3 for the first
│ drive and 4:7 for the other
│ Disk drive types:
│ 00h no drive present
│ 01h double sided 360k
│ 02h high capacity (1.2 meg)
│ 03h-0Fh reserved
│ 11h (AT):Reserved (PS/2):drive type for hard disk C:
│ 12h (PS/2):drive type for hard disk D:
│ (AT, XT/286):hard disk type for drives C: and D:
│ Format of drive-type entry for AT, XT/286:
│ 0 number of cyls in drive (0-1023 allowed)
│ 2 number of heads per drive (0-15 allowed)
│ 3 starting reduced write compensation (not
│ used on AT)
│ 5 starting cylinder for write compensation
│ 7 max. ECC data burst length, XT only
│ 8 control byte
│ Bit
│ 7 disable disk-access retries
│ 6 disable ECC retries
│ 5-4 reserved, set to zero
│ 3 more than 8 heads
│ 2-0 drive option on XT (not used by AT)
│ 9 timeout value for XT (not used by AT)
│ 12 landing zone cylinder number
│ 14 number of sectors per track (default 17,
│ 0-17 allowed)
│ 13h Reserved
│ 14h Equipment Byte (corresponds to sw. 1 on PC and XT)
│ 15h-16h Base Memory Size (low,high)
│ 17h-18h Expansion Memory Size (low,high)
│ 19h-20h Reserved
│ (PS/2) POS information Model 50 (60 and 80 use a 2k
│ CMOS RAM that is not accessible through software)
│ 21h-2Dh Reserved (not checksumed)
│ 2Eh-2Fh Checksum of Bytes 10 Through 20 (low,high)
│ 30h-31h Exp. Memory Size as Det. by POST (low,high)
│ 32h Date Century Byte
│ 33h Information Flags (set during power-on)
│ 34h-3Fh Reserved
│ 3) The alarm function is used to drive the BIOS WAIT function
│ (int 15h function 90h).
│ 4) To access the configuration RAM write the byte address (00-3Fh)
│ you need to access to I/O port 70h, then access the data via
│ I/O port 71h.
│ 5) CMOS RAM chip is a Motorola 146818
│ 6) The equipment byte is used to determine the configuration for
│ the POST power-on diagnostics.
│ 7) Bytes 00-0Dh are defined by the chip for timing functions,
│ bytes 0Eh-3Fh are defined by IBM.
│ 8) Compaq 386 uses came CMOS chip as IBM AT. Extra functions:
│ byte 45 (2Dh) store aditional info not maintained by AT
│ bit 0 indicates is Compaq dual-mode monitor isntalled
│ 1 indicates whether keyclick is enabled
│ 2 not used
┌─────┬────┴──┐ 3 if non-Compaq graphics adapter installed
│40:12│ byte │ reserved (PC, AT)
└─────┴───────┤ number of errors detected by infrared keyboard link (PCjr)
┌─────┬───────┤ POST status (Convertible)
│40:13│ word │ availible memory size in Kbytes (less display RAM in PCjr)
├─────┼───────┤ this is the value returned by int 12h
│40:15│ word │ reserved
│40:17│ byte │ keyboard flag byte 0 (see int 9h)
└─────┴───────┤ bit 7 insert mode on 3 alt pressed
│ 6 capslock on 2 ctrl pressed
│ 5 numlock on 1 left shift pressed
┌─────┬───────┤ 4 scrollock on 0 right shift pressed
│40:18│ byte │ keyboard flag byte 1 (see int 9h)
└─────┴───────┤ bit 7 insert pressed 3 ctrl-numlock (pause) toggled
│ 6 capslock pressed 2 PCjr keyboard click active
│ 5 numlock pressed 1 PCjr ctrl-alt-capslock held
┌─────┬───────┤ 4 scrollock pressed 0
│40:19│ byte │ storage for alternate keypad entry (not normally used)
│40:1A│ word │ pointer to keyboard buffer head character
│40:1C│ word │ pointer to keyboard buffer tail character
│40:1E│32bytes│ 16 2-byte entries for keyboard circular buffer, read by int 16h
│40:3E│ byte │ drive seek status - if bit=0, next seek will recalibrate by
└─────┴───────┤ repositioning to Track 0.
│ bit 3 drive D bit 2 drive C
┌─────┬───────┤ 1 drive B 0 drive A
│40:3F│ byte │ diskette motor status (bit set to indicate condition)
└─────┴───────┤ bit 7 write in progress 3 motor on (floppy 3)
│ 6 2 motor on (floppy 2)
│ 5 1 B: motor on (floppy 1)
┌─────┬───────┤ 4 0 A: motor on (floppy 0)
│40:40│ byte │ motor off counter
│ │ │ starts at 37 and is decremented 1 by each system clock tick.
│ │ │ motor is shut off when count = 0.
│40:41│ byte │ status of last diskette operation where:
└─────┴───────┤ bit 7 timeout failure 3 DMA overrun
│ 6 seek failure 2 sector not found
│ 5 controller failure 1 address not found
┌─────┬───────┤ 4 CRC failure 0 bad command
│40:42│7 bytes│ NEC status
│40:49│ byte │ current CRT mode (hex value)
└─────┴───────┤ 00h 40x25 BW (CGA) 01h 40x25 color (CGA)
│ 02h 80x25 BW (CGA) 03h 80x25 color (CGA)
│ 04h 320x200 color (CGA) 05h 320x200 BW (CGA)
│ 06h 640x200 BW (CGA) 07h monochrome (MDA)
│extended video modes (EGA/MCGA/VGA or other)
│ 08h lores,16 color 09h med res,16 color
│ 0Ah hires,4 color 0Bh n/a
│ 0Ch med res,16 color 0Dh hires,16 color
┌─────┬───────┤ 0Eh hires,4 color 0Fh hires,64 color
│40:4A│ word │ number of columns on screen, coded as hex number of columns
└─────┴───────┤ 20 col = 14h (video mode 8, low res 160x200 CGA graphics)
│ 40 col = 28h
┌─────┬───────┤ 80 col = 46h
│40:4C│ word │ screen buffer length in bytes
├─────┼───────┤(number of bytes used per screen page, varies with video mode)
│40:4E│ word │ current screen buffer starting offset (active page)
│40:50│8 words│ cursor position pages 1-8
└─────────────┤ the first byte of each word gives the column (0-19, 39, or 79)
┌─────┬───────┤ the second byte gives the row (0-24)
│40:60│ byte │ end line for cursor (normally 1)
│40:61│ byte │ start line for cursor (normally 0)
│40:62│ byte │ current video page being displayed (0-7)
│40:63│ word │ base port address of 6845 CRT controller or equivalent
├─────┼───────┤ for active display 3B4h=mono, 3D4h=color
│40:65│ byte │ current setting of the CRT mode register
│40:66│ byte │ current palette mask setting (CGA)
│40:67│5 bytes│ temporary storage for SS:SP during shutdown (cassette interface)
│40:6C│ word │ timer counter low word
│40:6E│ word │ timer counter high word
│40:69│ byte │ HD_INSTALL (Columbia PCs) (not valid on most clone computers)
└─────┴───────┤ bit 0 = 0 8 inch external floppy drives
│ 1 5-1/4 external floppy drives
│ 1,2 = highest drive address which int 13 will accept
│ (since the floppy drives are assigned 0-3, subtract
│ 3 to obtain the number of hard disks installed)
│ 4,5 = # of hard disks connected to expansion controller
│ 6,7 = # of hard disks on motherboard controller
│ (if bit 6 or 7 = 1, no A: floppy is present and
┌─────┬───────┤ the maximum number of floppies from int 11 is 3)
│40:70│ byte │ 24 hour timer overflow 1 if timer went past midnight
├─────┼───────┤ it is reset to 0 each time it is read by int 1Ah
│40:71│ byte │ BIOS break flag (bit 7 = 1 means break key hit)
│40:72│ word │ reset flag
└─────┴───────┤ PCjr keeps 1234h here for softboot when a cartridge is installed
│ bits 1234h = soft reset, memory check will be bypassed
│ 4321h = preserve memory (PS/2 other only)
│ 5678h = system suspended (Convertible)
│ 9ABCh = manufacturing test mode (Convertible)
┌─────┬───────┤ ABCDh = system POST loop mode (Convertible)
│40:74│ byte │ status of last hard disk operation; PCjr special disk control
│40:75│ byte │ # of hard disks attached (0-2) ; PCjr special disk control
│40:76│ byte │ HD control byte; temp holding area for 6th param table entry
│40:77│ byte │ port offset to current hd adapter ; PCjr special disk control
│40:78│4 bytes│ timeout value for LPT1,LPT2,LPT3,LPT4
│40:7C│4 bytes│ timeout value for COM1,COM2,COM3,COM4 (0-0FFh secs, default 1)
│40:80│ word │ pointer to start of circular keyboard buffer, default 03:1E
│40:82│ word │ pointer to end of circular keyboard buffer, default 03:3E
│40:84│ byte │ rows on the screen minus 1 (EGA only)
│40:84│ byte │ PCjr interrupt flag; timer channel 0 (used by POST)
│40:85│ word │ bytes per character (EGA only)
│40:85│2 bytes│ (PCjr only) typamatic char to repeat
│40:86│2 bytes│ (PCjr only) typamatic initial delay
│40:87│ byte │ mode options (EGA only)
└─────┴───────┤ bit 1 0 = EGA is connected to a color display
│ 1 = EGA is monochrome.
│ bit 3 0 = EGA is the active display,
│ 1 = "other" display is active.
│ mode combinations:
│ bit3 Bit1 Meaning
│ 0 0 EGA is active display and is color
│ 0 1 EGA is active display and is monochrome
│ 1 0 EGA is not active, a mono card is active
┌─────┬───────┤ 1 1 EGA is not active, a CGA is active
│40:87│ byte │ (PCjr only) current Fn key code
│40:88│ byte │ feature bit switches (EGA only) 0=on, 1=off
└─────┴───────┤ bit 3 = switch 4
│ bit 2 = switch 3
│ bit 1 = switch 2
┌─────┬───────┤ bit 0 = switch 1
│40:88│ byte │ (PCjr only) special keyboard status byte
└─────┴───────┤ bit 7 function flag 3 typamatic (0=enable,1=disable)
│ 6 Fn-B break 2 typamatic speed (0=slow,1=fast)
│ 5 Fn pressed 1 extra delay bef.typamatic (0=enable)
┌─────┬───────┤ 4 Fn lock 0 write char, typamatic delay elapsed
│40:89│ byte │ PCjr, current value of 6845 reg 2 (horiz.synch) used by
├─────┼───────┤ ctrl-alt-cursor screen positioning routine in ROM
│40:8A│ byte │ PCjr CRT/CPU Page Register Image, default 3Fh
│40:8B│ byte │ last diskette data rate selected
│40:8C│ byte │ hard disk status returned by controller
│40:8D│ byte │ hard disk error returned by controller
│40:8E│ byte │ hard disk interrupt (bit 7=working int)
│40:90│4 bytes│ media state drive 0, 1, 2, 3
│40:94│2 bytes│ track currently seeked to drive 0, 1
│40:96│ byte │ keyboard flag byte 3 (see int 9h)
│40:97│ byte │ keyboard flag byte 2 (see int 9h)
│40:98│ dword │ segment:offset pointer to users wait flag
│40:9C│ dword │ users timeout value in microseconds
│40:A0│ byte │ real time clock wait function in use
└─────┴───────┤ bits 7 wait time elapsed and posted flag
│ 6-1 reserved
┌─────┬───────┤ 0 int 15h, function 86h (WAIT) has occurred
│40:A1│ byte │ LAN A DMA channel flags
│40:A2│2 bytes│ status LAN A 0,1
│40:A4│ dword │ saved hard disk interrupt vector
│40:A8│ dword │ EGA pointer to table of 7 parameters. Format of table:
└─────┴───────┤ dword pointer to 1472 byte table containing 64 video parms
│ dword reserved
│ dword reserved
│ dword reserved
│ dword reserved
│ dword reserved
┌─────┬───────┤ dword reserved
│40:B4│ byte │ keyboard NMI control flags (Convertible)
│40:B5│ dword │ keyboard break pending flags (Convertible)
│40:B9│ byte │ port 60 single byte queue (Convertible)
│40:BA│ byte │ scan code of last key (Convertible)
│40:BB│ byte │ pointer to NMI buffer head (Convertible)
│40:BC│ byte │ pointer to NMI buffer tail (Convertible)
│40:BD│16bytes│ NMI scan code buffer (Convertible)
│40:CE│ word │ day counter (Convertible and after)
│ to │ -04:8F│ end of BIOS Data Area
├─────┴───────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ** End of BIOS Data Area **
├─────┬───────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│40:90│-40:EF │ reserved by IBM
04:F0 16 bytes Inter-Application Communications Area (for use by applications
04:FF to transfer data or parameters to each other)
05:00 byte DOS print screen status flag
00h not active or successful completion
01h print screen in progress
0FFh error during print screen operation
05:01 Used by BASIC
05:02-03 PCjr POST and diagnostics work area
05:04 byte Single drive mode status byte
00 logical drive A
01 logical drive B
05:05-0E PCjr POST and diagnostics work area
05:0F BASIC: SHELL flag (set to 02h if there is a current SHELL)
05:10 word BASIC: segment address storage (set with DEF SEG)
05:12 4 bytes BASIC: int 1Ch clock interrupt vector segment:offset storage
05:16 4 bytes BASIC: int 23h ctrl-break interrupt segment:offset storage
05:1A 4 bytes BASIC: int 24h disk error interrupt vector segment:offset storage
05:1B-1F Used by BASIC for dynamic storage
05:20-21 Used by DOS for dynamic storage
05:22-2C Used by DOS for diskette parameter table. See int 1Eh for values
05:30-33 Used by MODE command
05:34-FF Unknown - Reserved for DOS
AT ABSOLUTE ADDRESSES├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
0008:0047 IO.SYS or IBMBIO.COM IRET instruction. This is the dummy routine that
interrupts 01h, 03h, and 0Fh are initialized to during POST.
C000:001E EGA BIOS signature (the letters IBM)
F000:FA6E table of characters 00h-7Fh used by int 10 video BIOS
F000:FFF5 BIOS release date
F000:FFFE PC model identification
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ROM BIOS ┌ model byte │
│ copyright │ ┌ submodel byte machine │
│ date │ │ ┌ revision │
├──────────┼────┼────┼────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 09/02/86 │ FA │ 00 │ 00 │ PS/2 Model 30 │
│ 01/10/86 │ FB │ 00 │ 01 │ XT │
│ 01/10/86 │ FB │ 01 │ 00 │ XT-2 (early) (640k motherboard │
│ 05/09/86 │ FB │ │ │ XT-2 (revised) (640k motherboard) │
│ 01/10/84 │ FC │ -- │ -- │ AT │
│ 06/10/85 │ FC │ 00 │ 01 │ AT Model 239 6mHz (6.6 max governor) │
│ 11/15/85 │ FC │ 01 │ 00 │ AT Model 319, 339 8mHz (8.6 max governor) │
│ 04/21/86 │ FC │ 02 │ 00 │ XT/286 │
│ 02/13/87 │ FC │ 04 │ 00 │ PS/2 Model 50 │
│ 02/13/87 │ FC │ 05 │ 00 │ PS/2 Model 60 │
│ │ FC │ 00 │ │ 7531/2 Industrial AT │
│ │ FC │ 06 │ │ 7552 "Gearbox" │
│ 06/01/83 │ FD │ -- │ -- │ PCjr │
│ 11/08/82 │ FE │ -- │ -- │ XT, Portable PC, XT/370, 3270PC │
│ 04/24/81 │ FF │ -- │ -- │ PC-0 (16k motherboard) │
│ 10/19/81 │ FF │ -- │ -- │ PC-1 (64k motherboard) │
│ 08/16/82 │ FF │ -- │ -- │ PC, XT, XT/370 (256k motherboard) │
│ 10/27/82 │ FF │ -- │ -- │ PC, XT, XT/370 (256k motherboard) │
│ 1987 │ F8 │ 00 │ 00 │ PS/2 Model 80 │
│ 09/13/85 │ F9 │ 00 │ 00 │ Convertible │
│ │ 2D │ -- │ -- │ Compaq PC (4.77) │
│ │ 9A │ -- │ -- │ Compaq Plus (XT) │
└──────────┴────┴────┴────┴───────────────────────────────────────────┘
THE IBM PC SYSTEM INTERRUPTS (Overview)├───────────────────────────────────────
The interrupt table is stored in the very lowest location in memory, starting
at 0000:0000h. The locations are offset from segment 0, ie location 0000h has
the address for int 0, etc. The table is 1024 bytes in length and contains 256
four byte vectors from 00h to 0FFh. Each address' location in memory can be
found by multiplying the interrupt number by 4. For example, int 7 could be
found by (7x4=28) or 1Bh (0000:001Bh).
These interrupt vectors normally point to ROM tables or are taken over by DOS
when an application is run. Some applications revector these interrupts to
their own code to change the way the system responds to the user.
┌─────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Interrupt Address │ │
├───────┬───────┬─────┘ Function │
│ Number│ (Hex) │ type │
├───────┼───────┼─────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0 │ 00-03 │ CPU │ Divide by Zero │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1 │ 04-07 │ CPU │ Single Step │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2 │ 08-0B │ CPU │ Nonmaskable │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 3 │ 0C-0F │ CPU │ Breakpoint │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 4 │ 10-13 │ CPU │ Overflow │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 5 │ 14-17 │ BIOS│ Print Screen │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 6 │ 18-1B │ hdw │ Reserved │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 7 │ 1C-1F │ hdw │ Reserved │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 8 │ 20-23 │ hdw │ Time of Day │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 9 │ 24-27 │ hdw │ Keyboard │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ A │ 28-2B │ hdw │ Reserved │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ B │ 2C-2F │ hdw │ Communications (8259) │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ C │ 30-33 │ hdw │ Communications │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ D │ 34-37 │ hdw │ Disk │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ E │ 38-3B │ hdw │ Diskette │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ F │ 3C-3F │ hdw │ Printer │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 10 │ 40-43 │ BIOS│ Video │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 11 │ 44-47 │ BIOS│ Equipment Check │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 12 │ 48-4B │ BIOS│ Memory │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 13 │ 4C-4F │ BIOS│ Diskette/Disk │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 14 │ 50-53 │ BIOS│ Serial Communications │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 15 │ 54-57 │ BIOS│ Cassette, System Services │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 16 │ 58-5B │ BIOS│ Keyboard │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 17 │ 5C-5F │ BIOS│ Parallel Printer │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 18 │ 60-63 │ BIOS│ ROM BASIC Loader │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 19 │ 64-67 │ BIOS│ Bootstrap Loader │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1A │ 68-6B │ BIOS│ Time of Day │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1B │ 6C-6F │ BIOS│ Keyboard Break │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1C │ 70-73 │ BIOS│ Timer Tick │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1D │ 74-77 │ BIOS│ Video Initialization │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1E │ 78-7B │ BIOS│ Diskette Parameters │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1F │ 7C-7F │ BIOS│ Video Graphics Characters, second set │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 20 │ 80-83 │ DOS │ General Program Termination │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 21 │ 84-87 │ DOS │ DOS Services Function Request │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 22 │ 88-8B │ DOS │ Called Program Termination Address │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 23 │ 8C-8F │ DOS │ Control Break Termination Address │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 24 │ 90-93 │ DOS │ Critical Error Handler │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 25 │ 94-97 │ DOS │ Absolute Disk Read │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 26 │ 98-9B │ DOS │ Absolute Disk Write │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 27 │ 9C-9F │ DOS │ Terminate and Stay Resident │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 28-3F │ A0-FF │ DOS │ Reserved for DOS │
└───────┴───────┴─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ *29h Fast Screen Write │
│ *2Ah Microsoft Networks - Session Layer Interrupt │
│ 2Fh Multiplex Interrupt │
│ *30h Far jump instruction for CP/M-style calls │
│ 33h Used by Microsoft Mouse Driver │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 40-43 │100-115│ BIOS│ Reserved for BIOS │
└───────┴───────┴─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 40h Hard Disk BIOS │
│ 41h Hard Disk Parameters (except PC1) │
│ 42h Pointer to screen BIOS entry (EGA, VGA, PS/2) │
│ 43h Pointer to EGA initialization parameter table │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 44 │116-119│ BIOS│ First 128 Graphics Characters │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 45-47 │120-131│ BIOS│ Reserved for BIOS │
└───────┴───────┴─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 45h Reserved by IBM (not initialized) │
│ 46h Pointer to hard disk 2 params (AT, PS/2) │
│ 47h Reserved by IBM (not initialized) │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 48 │132-135│ BIOS│ PCjr Cordless Keyboard Translation │
├───────┼───────┼─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 49 │136-139│ BIOS│ PCjr Non-Keyboard Scancode Translation Table │
└───────┴───────┴─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 4Ah Real-Time Clock Alarm (Convertible, PS/2) │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 50-5F │140-17F│ BIOS│ Reserved for BIOS │
└───────┴───────┴─────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 5Ah Cluster Adapter BIOS entry address │
│ *5Bh IBM (cluster adapter?) │
│ 5Ch NETBIOS interface entry port │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 60-67 │180-19F│ User Program Interrupts (availible for general use) │
└───────┴───────┴─────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 60h 10-Net Network │
│ 67h Used by LIM & AQA EMS, EEMS │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 68-7F │1A0-1FF│ Reserved by IBM │
└───────┴───────┴─────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 6Ch System Resume Vector (Convertible) │
│ 6Fh some Novell and 10-Net API functions │
│ 70h IRQ 8, Real Time Clock Interrupt (AT, PS/2) │
│ 71h IRQ 9, LAN Adapter 1 │
│ 72h IRQ 10 (AT, XT/286, PS/2) Reserved │
│ 73h IRQ 11 (AT, XT/286, PS/2) Reserved │
│ 74h IRQ 12 Mouse Interrupt (PS/2) │
│ 75h IRQ 13, Coprocessor Error │
│ 76h IRQ 14, Hard Disk Controller (AT, PS/2) │
│ 77h IRQ 15 (AT, XT/286, PS/2) Reserved │
│ 7Ch IBM REXX88PC command language │
┌───────┬───────┬─────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 80-85 │200-217│ ROM BASIC │
├───────┼───────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 86-F0 │218-3C3│ Used by BASIC Interpreter When BASIC is running │
├───────┼───────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ F1-FF │3C4-3FF│ Reserved by IBM │
└───────┴───────┴──────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0F1h-0FFh Interprocess Communications Area │
│ *0F8h Set Shell Interrupt (OEM) │
│ *0F9h OEM SHELL service codes │
│ 0FAh USART ready (RS-232C) │
│ 0FBh USART RS ready (keyboard) │
│ *0FEh used on '283 & '386 │
│ *0FFh used on '283 & '386 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
THE IBM-PC SYSTEM INTERRUPTS (in detail)├──────────────────────────────────────
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 00h Divide by Zero │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0000h) (processor error). Automatically called at end of DIV or IDIV
operation that results in error. Normally set by DOS to display an
error message and abort the program.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 01h Single step │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0004h) Taken after every instruction when CPU Trap Flag indicates
single-step mode (bit 8 of FLAGS is 1). This is what makes the T
command of DEBUG work for single stepping. Is not generated after MOV
to segment register or POP of segment register. (unless you have a
very early 8088 with the microcode bug).
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 02h Non-maskable interrupt │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0008h) Vector not disabled via CLI. Generated by NMI signal in
hardware. This signal has various uses:
POST parity error
Parity error: all except Jr and Convertible
8087 Coprocessor interrupt: all except Jr and Convertible
Keyboard interrupt: Jr, Convertible
I/O channel check: Convertible, PS50+
Disk-controller power-on request: Convertible
System suspend: Convertible
Real-time clock: Convertible
System watch-dog timer, time-out interrupt: PS50+
DMA timer time-out interrupt: PS50+
Infrared keyboard link: PCjr
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 03h Breakpoint │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:000Ch) Taken when CPU executes the 1-byte int 3 (0CCh). Similar to 8080's
(internal) RST instruction. Generally used to set breakpoints for DEBUG.
Also used by Turbo Pascal versions 1,2,3 when {$U+} specified
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 04h Divide overflow │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0010h) Generated by INTO instruction if OF flag is set. If flag is not set,
(internal) INTO is effectively a NOP. Used to trap any arithmetic errors when
program is ready to handle them rather than immediately when they
occur.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 05h Print Screen │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0014h) service dumps the screen to the printer. Invoked by int 9 for shifted
key 55 (PrtSc). Automatically called by keyboard scan when PrtSc key
is pressed. Normally executes a routine to print the screen, but may
call any routine that can safely be executed from inside the keyboard
scanner. Status and result byte are at address 0050:0000.
(internal) BOUND check failed (80186/80286)
Generated by BOUND instruction when the value to be tested is less
than the indicated lower bound or greater than the indicated upper
bound.
entry AH 05h
return absolute address 50:0
00h print screen has not been called, or upon return from a call
there were no errors.
01h print screen is already in progress.
0FFh error encountered during printing.
note 1) Uses BIOS services to read the screen
2) Output is directed to LPT1
3) Revectored into GRAPHICS.COM if GRAPHICS.COM is loaded
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 06h Reserved by IBM │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0018h)
(internal) undefined opcode (80286)
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 07h Reserved by IBM │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:00C0h)
(internal) no math unit available (80286)
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 08h Timer │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0020h) 55ms timer "tick" taken 18.2 times per second. Updates BIOS clock and
(IRQ0) turns off diskette drive motors after 2 seconds of inactivity.
entry AH 08h
return absolute addresses:
40:6C number of interrupts since power on (4 bytes)
40:70 number of days since power on (1 byte)
40:67 day counter on all products after AT
40:40 motor control count - gets decremented and shuts off diskette
motor if zero
note Int 1Ch invoked by int 08h as a user interrupt.
(internal) - DOUBLE FAULT (80286/80386 protected mode)
Called when multiple exceptions occur on one instruction, or an
exception occurs in an exception handler. If an exception occurs in the
double fault handler, the CPU goes into SHUTDOWN mode (which circuitry
in the PC/AT converts to a reset).
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 09h Keyboard │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0024h) Taken whenever a key is pressed or released. This is normally a scan
(IRQ1) code, but may also be an ACK or NAK of a command on AT-type
keyboards.
Stores characters/scan-codes in status at [0040:0017,18]
(internal) math unit protection fault (80286 protected mode)
entry AH 09h
return at absolute memory addresses:
40:17 bit
0 right shift key depressed
1 left shift key depressed
2 control key depressed
3 alt key depressed
4 ScrollLock state has been toggled
5 NumLock state has been toggled
6 CapsLock state has been toggled
7 insert state is active
40:18 bit
0 left control key depressed
1 left alt key depressed
2 SysReq key depressed
3 Pause key has been toggled
4 ScrollLock key is depressed
5 NumLock key is depressed
6 CapsLock key is depressed
7 Insert key is depressed
40:96 bit
0 last code was the E1h hidden code
1 last code was the E0h hidden code
2 right control key down
3 right alt key down
4 101 key Enhanced keyboard installed
5 force NumLock if rd ID & kbx
6 last character was first ID character
7 doing a read ID (must be bit 0)
40:97 bit
0 ScrollLock indicator
1 NumLock indicator
2 CapsLock indicator
3 circus system indicator
4 ACK received
5 resend received flag
6 mode indicator update
7 keyboard transmit error flag
40:1E keyboard buffer (20h bytes)
40:1C buffer tail pointer
40:72 1234h if ctrl-alt-del pressed on keyboard
AL scan code
note 1) Int 05h invoked if PrtSc key pressed
2) Int 1Bh invoked if Ctrl-Break key sequence pressed
3) Int 15h, AH=85h invoked on AT and after if SysReq key is pressed
4) Int 15h, AH=4Fh invoked on machines after AT
5) Int 16h, BIOS keyboard functions, uses this interrupt.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 0Ah EGA Vertical Retrace │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0028h) (IRQ2) used by EGA vertical retrace, hard disk
note 1) On the Tandy 1000, this interrupt is used by the hard disk
2) The TOPS and PCnet adapters use this interrupt request line by default
(internal) invalid task state segment (80286 protected-mode)
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 0Bh Communications Controller (serial port) hdw. entry │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:002Ch) (IRQ3) Serial Port 2 (com2)
note 1) IRQ 3 may be used by SDLC (synchronous data-link control) or
bisynchronous communications cards instead of a serial port.
2) The TOPS and PCnet adapters use this interrupt request line as an
alternate
(internal) not present (80286 protected-mode)
Generated when loading a segment register if the segment descriptor
indicates that the segment is not currently in memory. May be used to
implement virtual memory.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 0Ch Communications Controller (serial port) hdw. entry │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0030h) (IRQ4) Serial Port 1 (com1) or modem in PCjr or Convertible
note IRQ 4 may be used by SDLC (synchronous data-link control) or
bisynchronous communications cards instead of a serial port.
(internal) stack fault (80286 protected-mode)
Generated on stack overflow/underflow. Note that the 80286 will shut
down in real mode if SP=1 before a push.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 0Dh Alternate Printer, AT 80287 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0034h) (IRQ5) used by hard disk, 60 Hz RAM refresh, LPT2 on AT, XT/286,
and PS/2, dummy CRT vertical retrace on PCjr
note Tandy 1000 uses this line for the 60Hhz RAM refresh
(internal) general protection violation (80286)
Called in real mode when an instruction attempts to access a word
operand located at offset 0FFFFh
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 0Eh Diskette Interrupt │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:0038h) Generated by floppy controller on completion of an operation
(IRQ6) (sets bit 8 of 40:3E)
(internal) page fault (80386 native mode)
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Interrupt 0Fh Reserved by IBM │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(0:003Ch) (IRQ7) IRQ7 used by PPI interrupt (LPT1, LPT2)
note Generated by the LPT1 printer adapter when printer becomes ready. Most
printer adapters do not reliably generate this interrupt.