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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG    MSB900/L Detailed Technical Manual V1.0 
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Location  Description 
22h 
Byte 3 
Bits 7-6  =  Reserved 
Bits 5-0  =  Upper 6 bits of Write Precompensation 
23h 
Byte 4 
Bits 7-0  =  Number of Heads 
24h 
Byte 5 
Bits 7-0  =  Sectors Per Track 
25h - 2Ah  Custom Drive Table 1 
These 6 Bytes (48 bits) contain the following data: 
Cylinders  10bits  range 0-1023 
Landing Zone  10bits  range 0-1023 
Write Precompensation  10bits  range 0-1023 
Heads    08bits  range 0-15 
Sectors/Track  08bits  range 0-254 
25h 
Byte 0 
Bits 7-0  =  Lower 8 bits of Cylinders 
26h 
Byte 1 
Bits 7-2  =  Lower 6 bits of Landing Zone 
Bits 1-0  =  Upper 2 bits of Cylinders 
27h 
Byte 2 
Bits 7-4  =  Lower 4 bits of Write Precompensation 
Bits 3-0  =  Upper 4 bits of Landing Zone 
28h 
Byte 3 
Bits 7-6  =  Reserved 
Bits 5-0  =  Upper 6 bits of Write Precompensation 
29h 
Byte 4 
Bits 7-0  =  Number of Heads 
2Ah 
Byte 5 
Bits 7-0  =  Sectors Per Track 
2Bh  Boot Password 
Bit 7  =  Enable/Disable Password 
0  =  Disable Password 
1  =  Enable Password 
Bits 6-0  =  Calculated Password 
2Ch  SCU Password 
Bit 7  =  Enable/Disable Password 
0  =  Disable Password 
1  =  Enable Password 
Bits 6-0  =  Calculated Password 
2Dh  Reserved 
2Eh  High Byte of Checksum - Locations 10h to 2Dh 
2Fh  Low Byte of Checksum - Locations 10h to 2Dh 
30h  Extended RAM (kB) detected by POST - Low Byte 
31h  Extended RAM (kB) detected by POST - High Byte 
32h  BCD Value for Century 
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