◄Summary► ◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The extended BIOS data area is allocated at the high end of conventional memory during the POST (Power-On Self-Test) sequence. The word at 0040:0013h (memory size) is updated to reflect the reduced amount of memory available for MS-DOS and application programs. The first byte in the extended BIOS data area is initialized to its length in kilobytes. A program can determine whether the extended BIOS data area exists with Int 15h Function C0h. -♦-