Dell 860 owner manual Checking the Equipment, Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts

Checking the Equipment

This section provides troubleshooting procedures for external devices attached to the system, such as the monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Before you perform any of the procedures, see "Troubleshooting External Connections" on page 81.

Troubleshooting IRQ Assignment Conflicts

Most PCI devices can share an IRQ with another device, but they cannot use an IRQ simultaneously. To avoid this type of conflict, see the documentation for each PCI device for specific IRQ requirements. Table 4-2 lists the IRQ assignments.

Table 4-2. IRQ Assignment Defaults

IRQ Line	Assignment
IRQ0	System timer
IRQ1	Keyboard controller
IRQ2	Interrupt controller 1 to enable IRQ8 through IRQ15
IRQ3	Available
IRQ4	Serial port 1 (COM1 and COM3)
IRQ5	Available
IRQ6	Available
IRQ7	Available
IRQ8	Real-time clock
IRQ9	ACPI functions (used for power management)
IRQ10	Available
IRQ11	Available
IRQ12	PS/2 mouse port (available if the mouse is disabled through the System Setup
	program)
IRQ13	Math coprocessor
IRQ14	IDE optical drive controller (available if IDE CDROM controller is disabled through
	the System Setup program)
IRQ15	Reserved (available if IDE CDROM controller is disabled through the System Setup
	program)

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