Standard i nterrupt assi gnments

IRQ

Priority

Standard Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

1

System Timer

 

1

2

Keyboard Controller

 

2

–

Re-direct to IRQ#9

 

3

11

 

 

4

12

Communications Port (COM1)*

 

5

13

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

 

6

14

Floppy Disk Controller

 

7

15

Printer Port (LPT1)*

 

8

3

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

 

9

4

IRQ holder for PCI steering*

 

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.

I RQ assi gnments for thi s motherboard

 

A

B

C

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI slot 1

used

—

—

—

PCI slot 2

—

used

—

—

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.

ASUS M2N8-VMX

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