diff --git a/src/sys/drivers/fdc.c b/src/sys/drivers/fdc.c
index 388d326..8191038 100755
--- a/src/sys/drivers/fdc.c
+++ b/src/sys/drivers/fdc.c
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 /**************************************************************************************
- Copyright (c) 2002
-      The UbixOS Project
+ Copyright (c) 2002 The UbixOS Project
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+ are prohibited.
 
  $Id$
+
 **************************************************************************************/
 
 #include <drivers/fdc.h>
@@ -189,6 +193,23 @@
     }
   }
 
+bool readBlock(int block,byte *blockBuffer, unsigned long numSectors) {
+  int track=0, sector=0, head=0, track2=0, result=0, loop=0;
+  block2Hts(block, &head, &track, &sector);
+  block2Hts(block+numSectors, &head, &track2, &sector);
+  if (track!=track2) {
+    for (loop=0; loop<numSectors; loop++) {
+      result = fdcRw(block+loop, blockBuffer+(loop*512), TRUE, 1);
+      }
+    return result;
+    }
+  return fdcRw(block,blockBuffer,TRUE,numSectors);
+  }
+
+bool writeBlock(int block,byte *blockBuffer, unsigned long numSectors) {
+  return fdcRw(block,blockBuffer,FALSE, numSectors);
+  }
+
 bool waitFdc(bool sensei) {
   timeOut = 50000;
   while (!done && timeOut);
diff --git a/src/sys/include/drivers/fdc.h b/src/sys/include/drivers/fdc.h
index 2b58589..33a62a2 100755
--- a/src/sys/include/drivers/fdc.h
+++ b/src/sys/include/drivers/fdc.h
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 /**************************************************************************************
- Copyright (c) 2002
-      The UbixOS Project
+ Copyright (c) 2002 The UbixOS Project
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+ are prohibited.
 
  $Id$
+
 **************************************************************************************/
 
 #ifndef _FDC_H
@@ -54,5 +58,7 @@
 void sendByte(int byte);
 void recalibrate(void);
 void reset(void);
+bool writeBlock(int block,byte *blockBuffer, unsigned long numSectors);
+bool readBlock(int block,byte *blockBuffer, unsigned long numSectors);
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file