INT 13 Unit?

[Guest 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

[Guest 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

>

>

[Guest 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

>

>

[Guest 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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[Guest 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

>

>