INT 13 Unit?

[none]

Been using USB external HDD's for backup and it works great in 98SE.
Have a question though on the properties for the disk once it is
installed.

After setting the disk as removable and assigning drive letters,
unchecking disconnect and sync data transfers (SCSI options I believe),
I always wondered what to do with the int 13 unit? Always comes up
checked. Does it stay checked? What does it do? Would there be better or
more reliable transfers with it checked or not?

Did a google search on it but didn't find anything explanatory about
this particular disk option. Would appreciate help on this!

TIA
Vic

 

[Jeff Richards]

Re: INT 13 Unit?

I would be surprised if there was any component involved with access to the
device that paid any attention to the setting of this option in the device
properties.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"none" <nospam@bogusaddress.com> wrote in message
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> Been using USB external HDD's for backup and it works great in 98SE.
> Have a question though on the properties for the disk once it is
> installed.
>
> After setting the disk as removable and assigning drive letters,
> unchecking disconnect and sync data transfers (SCSI options I believe),
> I always wondered what to do with the int 13 unit? Always comes up
> checked. Does it stay checked? What does it do? Would there be better or
> more reliable transfers with it checked or not?
>
> Did a google search on it but didn't find anything explanatory about
> this particular disk option. Would appreciate help on this!
>
> TIA
> Vic
>
>

 

[John John]

Re: INT 13 Unit?

You don't need to bother with that. The hard drive is not on a SCSI
controller and you can't boot Windows 98 on a USB drive. On a SCSI
controller enabling INT 13 allows the computer to use the SCSI hard
drive as the primary boot device. I would uncheck it, the BIOS does not
call this disk to boot the operating system.

John

none wrote:

> Been using USB external HDD's for backup and it works great in 98SE.
> Have a question though on the properties for the disk once it is
> installed.
>
> After setting the disk as removable and assigning drive letters,
> unchecking disconnect and sync data transfers (SCSI options I believe),
> I always wondered what to do with the int 13 unit? Always comes up
> checked. Does it stay checked? What does it do? Would there be better or
> more reliable transfers with it checked or not?
>
> Did a google search on it but didn't find anything explanatory about
> this particular disk option. Would appreciate help on this!
>
> TIA
> Vic
>
>

 

[Franc Zabkar]

Re: INT 13 Unit?

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:15:50 -0600, "none" <nospam@bogusaddress.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed:

>Been using USB external HDD's for backup and it works great in 98SE.
>Have a question though on the properties for the disk once it is
>installed.
>
>After setting the disk as removable and assigning drive letters,
>unchecking disconnect and sync data transfers (SCSI options I believe),
>I always wondered what to do with the int 13 unit? Always comes up
>checked. Does it stay checked? What does it do? Would there be better or
>more reliable transfers with it checked or not?
>
>Did a google search on it but didn't find anything explanatory about
>this particular disk option. Would appreciate help on this!
>
>TIA
>Vic

I can't offer any advice except to say that the What's This help box
has the following explanation:

http://www.users.on.net/~fzabkar/DM_INT13.gif

- Franc Zabkar
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[none]

Thanks guys! Re: INT 13 Unit?

Thanks guys! Re: INT 13 Unit?

Helpful information!
Vic
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"none" <nospam@bogusaddress.com> wrote in message
news:eIv1M6jMIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Been using USB external HDD's for backup and it works great in 98SE.
> Have a question though on the properties for the disk once it is
> installed.
>
> After setting the disk as removable and assigning drive letters,
> unchecking disconnect and sync data transfers (SCSI options I
believe),
> I always wondered what to do with the int 13 unit? Always comes up
> checked. Does it stay checked? What does it do? Would there be better
or
> more reliable transfers with it checked or not?
>
> Did a google search on it but didn't find anything explanatory about
> this particular disk option. Would appreciate help on this!
>
> TIA
> Vic
>
>