Int 13h, 00h            Reset Fixed Disk/Diskette System                  all

Resets the fixed disk or diskette controller and drive, forcing
recalibration of the read/write head.

Entry AH = 00h
DL = Drive number

Return AH = Status of operation (See Service 01h)
CF Set if error, cleared otherwise

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If DL is greater than or equal to 80h, the floppy diskette
controller is reset, and then the fixed disk controller is reset.
The status returned in AH in this case is the status of the fixed
disk; to get the status of the floppy diskette controller, examine
memory location 0040h:0041h.

If an error is reported by the disk BIOS routines, use this
service to reset the floppy and/or fixed disk controllers, and
retry the operation.

A fixed disk reset is executed only if the value in DL is less
than or equal to the last fixed disk on the system. That is, the
lower 7 bits of DL should be less than or equal to the number of
fixed disks.

For the AT, XT-286, and PC Convertible, the BIOS executes Int 15h,
Service 90h (Device Busy), for the diskette (Type = 01h) and the
fixed disk (Type = 00h) prior to waiting for the interrupt. Int
15h, Service 91h (Interrupt Complete), is executed upon
completion. Also 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.