INT 1E - SYSTEM DATA - DISKETTE PARAMETERS Note: default parameter table at F000h:EFC7h for 100% compatible BIOSes SeeAlso: INT 13/AH=0Fh,INT 41 Format of diskette parameter table: Offset Size Description 00h BYTE first specify byte bits 7-4: step rate bits 3-0: head unload time (0Fh = 240 ms) 01h BYTE second specify byte bits 7-1: head load time (01h = 4 ms) bit 0: non-DMA mode (always 0) 02h BYTE delay until motor turned off (in clock ticks) 03h BYTE bytes per sector (00h = 128, 01h = 256, 02h = 512, 03h = 1024) 04h BYTE sectors per track 05h BYTE length of gap between sectors (2Ah for 5.25", 1Bh for 3.5") 06h BYTE data length (ignored if bytes-per-sector field nonzero) 07h BYTE gap length when formatting (50h for 5.25", 6Ch for 3.5") 08h BYTE format filler byte (default F6h) 09h BYTE head settle time in milliseconds 0Ah BYTE motor start time in 1/8 seconds .