This byte reflects the value of the LOCK bit set
by the command byte.
ENHANCED DUMPREG
The DUMPREG command is designed to
support system run-time diagnostics and
application software development and debug.
To accommodate the LOCK command and the
enhanced PERPENDICULAR MODE command
the eighth byte of the DUMPREG command has
been modified to contain the additional data
from these two commands.
COMPATIBILITY
The FDC37C665GT/666GT was designed with
software compatibility in mind. It is a fully
backwards- compatible solution with the older
generation 765A/B disk controllers. The FDC
also implements on-board registers for
compatibility with the PS/2, as well as PC/AT
and PC/XT, floppy disk controller subsystems.
After a hardware reset of the FDC, all registers,
functions and enhancements default to a PC/AT,
PS/2 or PS/2 Model 30 compatible operating
mode, depending on how the IDENT and MFM
bits are configured by the system bios.
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