Int 10h, 12h /BL=32h    Select Video Addressing                     MCGA, VGA

Enables or disables CPU access to video RAM and the video
adapter's I/O registers.

Entry AH = 12h
AL = 0 | 1 Enable | disable access
BL = 32h

Return AL = 12h If function supported


If more than one display device is residing in the system with the
same host port addresses or host memory addresses, this service
allows one device to be effectively pulled out of the system to
avoid bus conflicts.

Disabling the video can improve the data transfer speed when data
is sent from the host to the VGA since the video refresh logic is
not competing for the memory bus.