diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 25ee92b..2a6a31a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ boot.o: boot.s
 floppy.bin: boot.bin floppy_base.bin
 	rm -vf $@
 	cp floppy_base.bin $@
-	dd if=boot.bin of=$@
+	dd if=boot.bin of=$@ conv=notrunc
 
 .PHONY: boot disasm hexdump
 boot: floppy.bin
diff --git a/boot.s b/boot.s
index 7283777..c45b104 100644
--- a/boot.s
+++ b/boot.s
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 .code16
+# the currently viewed sector gets put at 0x7c00
+# we move to 0x7000 to make space
 
 .global _start # the linker needs to find it
 _start:
@@ -88,6 +90,16 @@ palette_loop:
 	mov $0x7c0, %ax # ES = the bootsector
 	mov %ax, %es
 
+	mov $1, %al  # read only one sector
+	mov $2, %cx  # sector/track
+	xor %dx, %dx # head / drive number
+	xor %bx, %bx # write to es:bx
+
+#	mov $0, %ah # reset disk system
+#	int $0x13
+	mov $2, %ah # actual read
+	int $0x13 # TODO error checking
+
 update_screen_vgay:
 	mov $0, %dh