Understanding the System Resource Settings: Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card User's Guide
Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line
An IRQ line is a signal line that a device uses to notify your computer’s central processor that it wants to send or receive data for processing.
Table 2. Possible default interrupt request (IRQ) line assignment.
Device | Default IRQ Line |
SB interface | 5, 7, 9, 10 |
Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channel
A DMA channel is a data channel that a device uses to transfer data directly to and from the system memory.
Table 3. Possible default direct memory access (DMA) channel assignment.
Usage | Default DMA Channel |
First DMA channel | 0, 1, 3 |
Second DMA channel | 5, 6, 7 |
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