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Contents 4.3.10 ASUS Express Gate 4-35 4.3.11 Realtek Teaming Utility 4-44 4.4 RAID configurations 4-48 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-48 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-49 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-49 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations 4-57 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-66 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-66 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in...
Contents 4.3.10 ASUS Express Gate 4-35 4.3.11 Realtek Teaming Utility 4-44 4.4 RAID configurations 4-48 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-48 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-49 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-49 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations 4-57 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-66 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-66 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in...
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... RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5** * A SAS expander (excluded in package) is required while using RAID 10 on the next page) xii Intel® ICH10R Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 150/300 ports - Visit www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R NVIDIA® NF200 Up to 6.4GT/s; P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary CPU Chipset...
... RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5** * A SAS expander (excluded in package) is required while using RAID 10 on the next page) xii Intel® ICH10R Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 150/300 ports - Visit www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R NVIDIA® NF200 Up to 6.4GT/s; P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary CPU Chipset...
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... 100MHz up to 500 MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Audio ASUS Special features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS Exclusive Features: - ASUS True 16+2 Phase Power Design - ASUS Q-Shield - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at back I/O - vDRAM Bus: 49-step...
... 100MHz up to 500 MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - P6T6 WS Revolution specifications summary Audio ASUS Special features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features ADI® AD2000B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS Exclusive Features: - ASUS True 16+2 Phase Power Design - ASUS Q-Shield - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at back I/O - vDRAM Bus: 49-step...
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...Revolution specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA ports 2 x RJ45 ports 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 6 x SATA connectors (Blue) 2 x SAS...PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE, AI Net 2 Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications ...
...Revolution specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA ports 2 x RJ45 ports 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 6 x SATA connectors (Blue) 2 x SAS...PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE, AI Net 2 Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications ...
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... you for the following items. Motherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 module 2 x Serial ATA power cables 6 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x SAS + Power cables 1 x ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield) 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Diagnosis Card (Retail version only) 1 x ASUS SLI bridge 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge card ASUS motherboard support DVD User guide If...
... you for the following items. Motherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 module 2 x Serial ATA power cables 6 x Serial ATA signal cables 2 x SAS + Power cables 1 x ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield) 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system panel; Diagnosis Card (Retail version only) 1 x ASUS SLI bridge 1 x ASUS 3-Way SLI bridge card ASUS motherboard support DVD User guide If...
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... life. See page 2-34 for storage expansion and upgrade needs. Faster, safer and more stable, SAS will continue lighting until the problem is fully compatible with P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard (retail version), the G.P. Diagnosis card Bundled with ASUS SASsaby cards (optional). Diagnosis card assists users in system checking by effortlessly and quickly providing precise...
... life. See page 2-34 for storage expansion and upgrade needs. Faster, safer and more stable, SAS will continue lighting until the problem is fully compatible with P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard (retail version), the G.P. Diagnosis card Bundled with ASUS SASsaby cards (optional). Diagnosis card assists users in system checking by effortlessly and quickly providing precise...
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..., and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN) 4. Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connector [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) 7. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) 14... connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 12. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 16. LGA1366 CPU Socket 3. DDR3 DIMM slots 5. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 2. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors [blue] (7-pin SATA1-6) 8. Optical drive audio connector ...2-28 2-11 2-21 2-26 2-25 2-1 2-32 2-20 2-29 2-24 2-27 2-31 2-29 3-31 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-3
..., and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN) 4. Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connector [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) 7. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) 14... connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 12. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 16. LGA1366 CPU Socket 3. DDR3 DIMM slots 5. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 2. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors [blue] (7-pin SATA1-6) 8. Optical drive audio connector ...2-28 2-11 2-21 2-26 2-25 2-1 2-32 2-20 2-29 2-24 2-27 2-31 2-29 3-31 ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 2-3
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ICH LAN1 (8111C) LAN2 (8111C) Marvell 6121 Marvell SAS USB controller 1 USB controller 2 USB controller 3 USB controller 4 USB controller 5 USB controller 6 USB 2.0 controller 1 USB 2.0 controller 2 SATA controller 1 SATA controller 2 Audio ...3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 4 Reserved 10 5 Reserved 11 6 Reserved 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Reserved IRQ assignments for this motherboard IOH PCIE16_1 PCIE16_2 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - -...
ICH LAN1 (8111C) LAN2 (8111C) Marvell 6121 Marvell SAS USB controller 1 USB controller 2 USB controller 3 USB controller 4 USB controller 5 USB controller 6 USB 2.0 controller 1 USB 2.0 controller 2 SATA controller 1 SATA controller 2 Audio ...3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 4 Reserved 10 5 Reserved 11 6 Reserved 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Reserved IRQ assignments for this motherboard IOH PCIE16_1 PCIE16_2 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - -...
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... menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set, see section 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations for SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) signal cables that you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SAS BIOS setup during POST. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Before creating a RAID set to...for details.. Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) These connectors are set using the yellow SAS RAID connectors (SAS1-2). To configure RAID 0 or RAID 1, install two SAS hard disk drives to RAID or AHCI mode, SAS HDDs can be detected in Windows...
... menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set, see section 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations for SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) signal cables that you cannot enter the Marvell RAID utility and SAS BIOS setup during POST. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Before creating a RAID set to...for details.. Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS RAID connectors [black] (7-pin SAS1-2) These connectors are set using the yellow SAS RAID connectors (SAS1-2). To configure RAID 0 or RAID 1, install two SAS hard disk drives to RAID or AHCI mode, SAS HDDs can be detected in Windows...
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... Realtek LAN port1/2. Realtek LAN1/2 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell SAS controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3-29 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Type [HD Audio] Allows you to ...Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell Storage Controller Marvell Storage Boot ROM Marvell SAS SAS Boot ROM Realtek LAN1 Realtek LAN2 LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Legacy Mode] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] ...
... Realtek LAN port1/2. Realtek LAN1/2 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell SAS controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 3-29 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Type [HD Audio] Allows you to ...Device Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell Storage Controller Marvell Storage Boot ROM Marvell SAS SAS Boot ROM Realtek LAN1 Realtek LAN2 LAN Boot ROM [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Legacy Mode] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] ...
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... Driver Installs the Marvell® 64xx/63xx SAS controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. ASUS Express Gate Allows you to install or update Express Gate functions. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-3 ASUS EPU-6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O.C. record...
... Driver Installs the Marvell® 64xx/63xx SAS controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. ASUS Express Gate Allows you to install or update Express Gate functions. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-3 ASUS EPU-6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O.C. record...
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Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver Allows you to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID driver disk. The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to use a USB floppy drive when creating a driver disk. 4-6 Chapter 4: ... AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk. You have to create a Marvell® 63xx/64xx SAS controller driver disk for 32/64bit system.
Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver Allows you to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID driver disk. The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to use a USB floppy drive when creating a driver disk. 4-6 Chapter 4: ... AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk. You have to create a Marvell® 63xx/64xx SAS controller driver disk for 32/64bit system.
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... to configure RAID 0 and 1 set . Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in this : 1. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-57 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations The Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller allows you can create a RAID set on your computer, and press during POST to enter the BIOS setup. 3. To...
... to configure RAID 0 and 1 set . Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in this : 1. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-57 4.4.4 Marvell® SAS RAID configurations The Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller allows you can create a RAID set on your computer, and press during POST to enter the BIOS setup. 3. To...
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... (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] Adapter 1 [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] VendorID:DeviceID: BIOS Version: PCI Slot: Adapter Serial Number: IRQ Number: Port 0 SAS Address: Port 1 SAS Address: Port 2 SAS Address: Port 3 SAS Address: 11AB:6320 2.1.0.09 00 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0A 500E018000000000 5005018000000001 5005043011AB0000 5005043011AB0000 ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 3. Press and select a desired adapter...
... (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] Adapter 1 [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] VendorID:DeviceID: BIOS Version: PCI Slot: Adapter Serial Number: IRQ Number: Port 0 SAS Address: Port 1 SAS Address: Port 2 SAS Address: Port 3 SAS Address: 11AB:6320 2.1.0.09 00 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0A 500E018000000000 5005018000000001 5005043011AB0000 5005043011AB0000 ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 3. Press and select a desired adapter...
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... have selected the desired disks, select NEXT to create ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE NEXT ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 3. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-59 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Select...
... have selected the desired disks, select NEXT to create ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE NEXT ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 3. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-59 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] RAID Config Select...
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... the desired RAID set, select Next to create RAID Config ICDrePaotretA r rDaiysk Name Size Max Speed Status *0 R0a i d L e vSeAlS : :STR3AI3D60754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE *1 M1a x S i z eS(AMSB): :ST73323460754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE N E XCTapacity(MB) : 73240 Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT ENTER/SPACE:Select...
... the desired RAID set, select Next to create RAID Config ICDrePaotretA r rDaiysk Name Size Max Speed Status *0 R0a i d L e vSeAlS : :STR3AI3D60754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE *1 M1a x S i z eS(AMSB): :ST73323460754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE N E XCTapacity(MB) : 73240 Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT ENTER/SPACE:Select...
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... CacheMode Members 0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0,1 [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-61 Press to create ICDrePaotretA r rDaiysk Name Size Max Speed Status *0 R0a i d L e vSeAlS : :STR3AI3D60754SS 36.6GB...
... CacheMode Members 0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0,1 [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-61 Press to create ICDrePaotretA r rDaiysk Name Size Max Speed Status *0 R0a i d L e vSeAlS : :STR3AI3D60754SS 36.6GB...
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.... In the Advanced Operation screen, use the arrow key to the Advanced Operation screen. The utility verifies the selected disk. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-63 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced ...Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max ASdpveaendced Menu 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Disk Verify 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Low Level Format ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 2. Select Disk Verify and press . The Advanced ...
.... In the Advanced Operation screen, use the arrow key to the Advanced Operation screen. The utility verifies the selected disk. ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-63 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. [Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] Select Device For Advanced ...Device For Advanced Operation [ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max ASdpveaendced Menu 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Disk Verify 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Low Level Format ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit 2. Select Disk Verify and press . The Advanced ...
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...ID Port Disk Name Size Max ASdpveaendced Menu 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Disk Verify 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Low Level Format ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit The Low Level Format feature supports SAS HDDs only. 2. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell ...[ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max ASdpveaendced Menu 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Disk Verify 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Low Level Format Progress Mode Name: SAS : ST336754SS Duration: 00:05:17 26% Formatting.... (DO NOT RESET or POWER DOWN...
...ID Port Disk Name Size Max ASdpveaendced Menu 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Disk Verify 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Low Level Format ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit The Low Level Format feature supports SAS HDDs only. 2. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell ...[ RAID ] [Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max ASdpveaendced Menu 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Disk Verify 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0Low Level Format Progress Mode Name: SAS : ST336754SS Duration: 00:05:17 26% Formatting.... (DO NOT RESET or POWER DOWN...
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...[Disable] [Enable] Silent Mode [Disable] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS POST silent mode. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-65 Controller Configuration From the utility menu bar, select Controller, and then press . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. .../SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit INT 13h [Enable] Allows you want to use the device(s) connected to Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller as virtual drive status changes) occurs and require user's confirmation to enable or disable the Interrupt 13h support. When enabled...
...[Disable] [Enable] Silent Mode [Disable] Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS POST silent mode. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enable] ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution 4-65 Controller Configuration From the utility menu bar, select Controller, and then press . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2007 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. .../SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit INT 13h [Enable] Allows you want to use the device(s) connected to Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller as virtual drive status changes) occurs and require user's confirmation to enable or disable the Interrupt 13h support. When enabled...