IMPORTANT! 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 inoperative.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQPriorityStandard Function

0

1

System Timer

 

 

 

1

2

Keyboard Controller

2

N/A

Programmable Interrupt

3*

11

Communications Port (COM2)

4*

12

Communications Port (COM1)

5*

13

Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

6

14

Floppy Disk Controller

7*

15

Printer Port (LPT1)

8

3

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9*

4

ACPI Mode when used

10*

5

IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

11*

6

IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

12*

7

PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13

8

Numeric Data Processor

14*

9

Primary IDE Channel

15*

10

Secondary IDE Channel

*These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard

This table lists the default IRQ assignments: they are applicable only for OS Win98, WinME; for WinXP, system runs in APIC mode by default.

 

A

B

C

D

PCI slot 1

—

—

—

shared

PCI slot 2

shared

—

—

—

PCI slot 3

—

shared

—

—

PCI slot 4

—

—

shared

—

PCI slot 5

—

—

—

shared

Onboard USB controller HC0

—

—

—

shared

Onboard USB controller HC1

—

—

—

shared

AGP

shared

—

—

—

Onboard Audio

—

shared

—

—

USB 2.0

—

—

—

shared

Promise

—

—

—

shared

TI 1394

—

shared

—

—

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