asst128's BIOS I uploaded is not original, it was modified twice (once by whoever designed the 3rd-party floppy interface, and then by the owner). Second change NOP's this block of code:
-000FE1EE: BA 01 01 mov dx,101h -000FE1F1: E8 14 03 call 0FE508h -000FE1F4: FA cli -000FE1F5: F4 hlt