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Primary INTR, IRQ3~IRQ15

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Chapter 3 IRQS ACTIVITIES Primary INTR IRQ3 (Reserved) IRQ4 (COM 1) IRQ5 (Reserved) IRQ6 (Reserved) IRQ7 (Reserved) IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) IRQ10 (Reserved) IRQ11 (Reserved) IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) IRQ13 (Coprocessor) IRQ14 (Hard Disk) IRQ15 (Reserved) Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQs Activities [ON] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level If you choose Disabled, the power management unit will not monitor any IRQ activities. : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General F7: Optimized Defaults Help Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of the enabled channels. Settings: [Off, On] IRQ3~IRQ15 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. These fields are only available if "Primary INTR" is on. Settings: [Enabled, Disabled] NOTE: IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices. When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. After receiving the signal, when the operating system is ready, the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the IO device. 50

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Chapter 3
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IRQ
S
A
CTIVITIES
: Move
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save
ESC: Exit
F1: General
Help
Menu Level
If you choose Disabled, the
power management unit will
not monitor any IRQ activities.
Item Help
Primary INTR
[ON]
IRQ3
(Reserved)
[Enabled]
IRQ4
(COM 1)
[Enabled]
IRQ5
(Reserved)
[Disabled]
IRQ6
(Reserved)
[Disabled]
IRQ7
(Reserved)
[Disabled]
IRQs Activities
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
IRQ8
(RTC Alarm)
[Disabled]
IRQ9
(IRQ2 Redir)
[Disabled]
IRQ10 (Reserved)
[Disabled]
IRQ11 (Reserved)
[Disabled]
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse)
[Enabled]
IRQ13 (Coprocessor)
[Enabled]
IRQ14 (Hard Disk)
[Enabled]
IRQ15 (Reserved)
[Disabled]
Primary INTR
Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of
the enabled channels.
Settings: [Off, On]
IRQ3~IRQ15
Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line.
These fields are
only available if “Primary INTR” is on.
Settings: [Enabled, Disabled]
NOTE:
IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated
to I/O devices.
When an I/O device needs to gain attention of the
operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur.
After
receiving the signal, when the operating system is ready, the system
will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the IO device.