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Interrupt assignments - lan drivers

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1.8.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Standard Function 0 System Timer 1 Keyboard Controller 2 Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 COM2 4 Communications Port (COM1) 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 6 Floppy Disk Controller 7 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant system 10 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port* 13 Numeric Data Processor 14 Primary IDE Channel 15 Slave IDE * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI Express X1 slot PCI Express x16 slot Onboard USB controller 1 Onboard USB controller 2 Onboard USB controller 3 Onboard USB controller 4 Onboard USB 2.0 controller Onboard IDE controller Onboard SATA controller Onboard SMBus controller Onboard Azalia controller Onboard VGA Onboare LAN 8111C A B - - - - shared - shared - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - shared C D E F G H - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ
Standard Function
0
System Timer
1
Keyboard Controller
2
Re-direct to IRQ#9
3
COM2
4
Communications Port (COM1)
5
IRQ holder for PCI steering*
6
Floppy Disk Controller
7
Printer Port (LPT1)*
8
System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9
Microsoft ACPI-Compliant system
10
IRQ holder for PCI steering*
11
IRQ holder for PCI steering*
12
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port*
13
Numeric Data Processor
14
Primary IDE Channel
15
Slave IDE
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
PCI slot 1
shared
PCI slot 2
shared
PCI Express X1 slot
shared
PCI Express x16 slot
shared
Onboard USB controller 1
shared
Onboard USB controller 2
shared
Onboard USB controller 3
shared
Onboard USB controller 4
shared
Onboard USB 2.0 controller
shared
Onboard IDE controller
shared
Onboard SATA controller
shared
Onboard SMBus controller
shared
Onboard Azalia controller
shared
Onboard VGA
shared
Onboare LAN 8111C
shared
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share
IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will
arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card
inoperable.