INT 15 - SYSTEM - ENABLE/DISABLE PROCESSOR FUNCTIONS AH = C8h AL = function 00h disable cache or (90 and 95) disable cache L1 01h enable cache or (90 and 95) enable cache L1 ---models 90 and 95 only--- 02h disable cache L2 03h enable cache L2 04h disable both caches 05h enable both caches 06h return status of both caches 07h-FFh Reserved Return: CF set on error CF clear if successful AH = status (see below) For subfunction 06h only: BH = status of cache L2 00h enabled 01h disabled or not installed BL = status of cache L1 (same codes as BH) Notes: supported by at least PS/2 70, 70/486, 80-A21, 90, 95 call AH=C0h and examine bit 3 of feature byte 2 to check if this function is supported. on a 486 system, any external caches must be disabled when the on-chip cache (L1) is disabled. SeeAlso: AH=C0h Values for status: 00h operation successful 01h function choice (in AL) is invalid 02h NVRAM data is invalid 03h cache test error 04h (90 and 95 only) cannot perform operation requested due to state of other cache (see note above) 05h no L2 cache is present .