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Int 15 Fn C8 - System - Enable/disable Processor Functions [B]
AH = C8h
AL = function
00h disable cache or (90 and 95) disable cache L1
01h enable cache or (90 and 95) enable cache L1
---models 90 and 95 only---
02h disable cache L2
03h enable cache L2
04h disable both caches
05h enable both caches
06h return status of both caches
07h-FFh Reserved
Return: CF set on error
CF clear if successful
AH = status (see below)
For subfunction 06h only:
BH = status of cache L2
00h enabled
01h disabled or not installed
BL = status of cache L1 (same codes as BH)
Notes: supported by at least PS/2 70, 70/486, 80-A21, 90, 95
call AH=C0h and examine bit 3 of feature byte 2 to check if this
function is supported.
on a 486 system, any external caches must be disabled when the
on-chip cache (L1) is disabled.
See Also: AH=C0h
Values for status:
00h operation successful
01h function choice (in AL) is invalid
02h NVRAM data is invalid
03h cache test error
04h (90 and 95 only) cannot perform operation requested due to state of
other cache (see note above)
05h no L2 cache is present
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