diff --git a/lib/TerranVirtualDisk-src.jar b/lib/TerranVirtualDisk-src.jar
index bdc865e..5508e1a 100644
Binary files a/lib/TerranVirtualDisk-src.jar and b/lib/TerranVirtualDisk-src.jar differ
diff --git a/lib/TerranVirtualDisk.jar b/lib/TerranVirtualDisk.jar
index a3de12f..fd3c492 100644
Binary files a/lib/TerranVirtualDisk.jar and b/lib/TerranVirtualDisk.jar differ
diff --git a/terranmon.txt b/terranmon.txt
index db0b5d3..cc1d76e 100644
--- a/terranmon.txt
+++ b/terranmon.txt
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ MMIO
     n-read: size of the block from the other device, LSB (4096-full block size is zero)
     m-read: size of the block from the other device, MSB (4096-full block size is zero)
     a-read: if the other device hasNext (doYouHaveNext), false if device not present
-    z-read: set if the size is actually 0 instead of 4096
+    z-read: set if the size is actually 0 instead of 4096 (overrides n and m parameters)
 
     n-write: size of the block I'm sending, LSB (4096-full block size is zero)
     m-write: size of the block I'm sending, MSB (4096-full block size is zero)
     a-write: if there's more to send (hasNext)
-    z-write: set if the size is actually 0 instead of 4096
+    z-write: set if the size is actually 0 instead of 4096 (overrides n and m parameters)
 
 4092..4095 RW: Block transfer control for Port 1 through 4
     0b 00ms abcd
diff --git a/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TestDiskDrive.kt b/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TestDiskDrive.kt
index cfd61dc..850c911 100644
--- a/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TestDiskDrive.kt
+++ b/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TestDiskDrive.kt
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ class TestDiskDrive(private val vm: VM, private val driveNum: Int, theRootPath:
 
         val sendSize = if (blockSendBuffer.size - (blockSendCount * BLOCK_SIZE) < BLOCK_SIZE)
             blockSendBuffer.size % BLOCK_SIZE
+        else if (blockSendBuffer.size <= BLOCK_SIZE)
+            blockSendBuffer.size
         else BLOCK_SIZE
 
 //        println("blockSendCount = ${blockSendCount}; sendSize = $sendSize; blockSendBuffer.size = ${blockSendBuffer.size}")
@@ -147,21 +149,41 @@ class TestDiskDrive(private val vm: VM, private val driveNum: Int, theRootPath:
             //println("[DiskDrive] writeout with inputdata length of ${inputData.size}")
             //println("[DiskDriveMsg] ${inputData.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)}")
 
+//            println("[TestDiskDrive] (write-payload of ${inputData.size} bytes; $writeBufferUsage out of $writeModeLength bytes has been written so far)")
+
+
             if (!fileOpen) throw InternalError("File is not open but the drive is in write mode")
 
-            System.arraycopy(inputData, 0, writeBuffer, writeBufferUsage, minOf(writeModeLength - writeBufferUsage, inputData.size, BLOCK_SIZE))
-            writeBufferUsage += inputData.size
+            if (writeModeLength == 0) {
+//                println("[TestDiskDrive] write mode was initiated with zero-byte writing; closing immediately")
 
-            if (writeBufferUsage >= writeModeLength) {
-                // commit to the disk
-                if (appendMode)
-                    file.appendBytes(writeBuffer)
-                else if (writeMode)
-                    file.writeBytes(writeBuffer)
+                if (writeMode)
+                    file.writeBytes(ByteArray(0))
 
                 writeMode = false
                 appendMode = false
             }
+            else {
+                System.arraycopy(
+                    inputData,
+                    0,
+                    writeBuffer,
+                    writeBufferUsage,
+                    minOf(writeModeLength - writeBufferUsage, inputData.size, BLOCK_SIZE)
+                )
+                writeBufferUsage += inputData.size
+
+                if (writeBufferUsage >= writeModeLength) {
+                    // commit to the disk
+                    if (appendMode)
+                        file.appendBytes(writeBuffer)
+                    else if (writeMode)
+                        file.writeBytes(writeBuffer)
+
+                    writeMode = false
+                    appendMode = false
+                }
+            }
         }
         else if (fileOpenMode == 17) {
             if (!fileOpen) throw InternalError("Bootloader file is not open but the drive is in boot write mode")
diff --git a/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdDiskDrive.kt b/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdDiskDrive.kt
index 88e62cc..498e88d 100644
--- a/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdDiskDrive.kt
+++ b/tsvm_core/src/net/torvald/tsvm/peripheral/TevdDiskDrive.kt
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class TevdDiskDrive(private val vm: VM, private val driveNum: Int, theTevdPath:
 
         val sendSize = if (blockSendBuffer.size - (blockSendCount * BLOCK_SIZE) < BLOCK_SIZE)
             blockSendBuffer.size % BLOCK_SIZE
+        else if (blockSendBuffer.size <= BLOCK_SIZE)
+            blockSendBuffer.size
         else BLOCK_SIZE
 
 //        println("blockSendCount = ${blockSendCount}; sendSize = $sendSize; blockSendBuffer.size = ${blockSendBuffer.size}")
@@ -143,12 +145,17 @@ class TevdDiskDrive(private val vm: VM, private val driveNum: Int, theTevdPath:
             //println("[DiskDrive] writeout with inputdata length of ${inputData.size}")
             //println("[DiskDriveMsg] ${inputData.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)}")
 
-            println("[TevDiskDrive] write-payload (${inputData.size} bytes)")
+//            println("[TevDiskDrive] (write-payload of ${inputData.size} bytes; $writeBufferUsage out of $writeModeLength bytes has been written so far)")
 
 
             if (!fileOpen) throw InternalError("File is not open but the drive is in write mode")
 
-            if (writeBuffer.isEmpty()) {
+            if (writeModeLength == 0) {
+//                println("[TevDiskDrive] write mode was initiated with zero-byte writing; closing immediately")
+
+                if (writeMode)
+                    file.overwrite(ByteArray(0))
+
                 writeMode = false
                 appendMode = false
             }