Hard

Disk Drive Type

Byte

(Hex 012): This

byte defines

the

type

of

hard disk

drive

installed. Hex

00 indicates

that

no hard disk drive

is

installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit

Drive

Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7–4

Hard

disk

drive

0

 

 

 

 

 

3–0

Hard

disk

drive

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-26. Hard Disk Drive Type Byte

Reserved

Bytes

(Hex

013): These bytes are reserved.

Equipment

Byte

(Hex

014):

 

This

byte defines the basic equipment

in the

system

for the power-on diagnostic tests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bit

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,

6

 

Number

of

diskette drives

 

 

5,

4

 

Display

operating mode

 

 

3,

2

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Coprocessor presence

 

 

0

 

 

Diskette

drive

0 presence

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure

 

2-27. Equipment Byte

 

 

Bits 7, 6 These bits indicate the number of installed diskette drives.

Bits 7,6

Number

of Diskette Drives

 

 

 

 

0

0

One

drive

0

1

Reserved

1

0

Reserved

1

1

Reserved

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-28. Installed Diskette Drive Bits

Bits 5, 4

These bits indicate the operating mode of the display

 

 

attached

to

the video port.

 

 

 

 

 

Bits

5,4

Display

Operating Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

 

Reserved

 

0

1

40-column

mode

 

1

 

0

80-column

mode

 

1

 

1

Monochrome mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 2-29. Display Operating Mode Bits

System Board 2-27

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IBM 770 manual Bits 5, System Board, 26. Hard Disk Drive Type Byte, Equipment Byte, 28. Installed Diskette Drive Bits