[<<Previous Entry]
[^^Up^^]
[Next Entry>>]
[Menu]
[About The Guide]
0:413h Memory Size in Kilobytes (0-640)
Length: 2 bytes
Contains the number of contiguous 1K memory blocks in the system (up
to 640K).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notes: Use INT 12h to access the memory size using the ROM
BIOS interface.
This memory value is determined at power-on time by
either examining the DIP switches on the system
board or using the value stored in the CMOS battery,
whichever way is appropriate according to the type
of machine.
This is the amount of memory available to the entire
system. This is not the amount of memory available
to the user's program. Use INT 21h, Function 48h, to
determine the amount of memory available to a user's
program.
To determine the amount of memory above the 1024K
address range, use INT 15h, Service 88h.
If the CMOS battery memory value or the DIP switch
value is greater than the actual amount of memory,
then the actual amount of memory is returned by this
interrupt.
See Also:
INT 12h
48h
INT 15h, 88h
This page created by ng2html v1.05, the Norton guide to HTML conversion utility.
Written by Dave Pearson