Int 13h, 16h Change Line Status many
This service reports whether or not a diskette has been changed
(disk drive door opened) since the last disk access. This service
can be performed on diskettes only.
Entry AH = 16h
DL = Drive number (Bit 7 must be clear)
Return AH = Change Line Status (See below)
CF Set if AH is not 0; otherwise cleared
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This service is not available for PCs, PCjrs, and XTs dated before
1/10/86.
Use Service 15h to determine if a drive supports change line
detection.
If the Carry Flag is set and AH is 01h or 80h, then an error has
occurred. If AH is 06h, the Carry Flag will be set, but that does
not signal an error; instead it means the "Diskette change" signal
is active (as shown below).
Change Line Status
AH Meaning
00h "Diskette change" signal not active
01h Invalid diskette parameter (ERROR)
06h "Diskette change" signal active
80h Drive not ready (ERROR)
For the AT, XT-286, and PC Convertible, the BIOS executes Int 15h,
Service 90h (Device Busy), for the diskette (Type = 01h) prior to
waiting for the interrupt. Int 15h, Service 91h (Interrupt
Complete), is executed upon completion. Diskette operations that
require the diskette motor to be on will call Int 15h, Service 90
(Device Busy), with the type equal to "Diskette Drive Motor Start"
(Type = FDh). This allows the system to perform another task while
the drive motor is waiting to get up to speed.