ADDRESS/INTERRUPT TABLES

Table A-2. Commonly Used PC Interrupts

IRQ

Interrupt Usage

Machine Type

IRQ2

Reserved

PC

IRQ2

Cascade from slave 8259A PIC

AT, PS/2

IRQ3

Serial communications (COM2)

PC, AT, PS/2

IRQ4

Serial communications (COM1)

PC, AT, PS/2

IRQ5

Fixed disk

PC

IRQ5

Parallel printer (LPT2)

AT

IRQ6

Floppy disk

PC, AT, PS/2

IRQ7

Parallel printer (LPT1)

PC, AT, PS/2

IRQ9

Software diverted to IRQ2

AT, PS/2

IRQ10

Reserved

AT, PS/2

IRQ11

Reserved

AT, PS/2

IRQ12

Reserved

AT

IRQ12

Mouse

PS/2

IRQ14

Fixed-disk controller

AT, PS/2

IRQ15

Reserved

AT, PS/2

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