4 BIOS overview
BIOS addresses
DMA channel controllers
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The system controller supports seven DMA channels, each with a page register used to extend the addressing range of the channel to 16 MB. The following table summarizes how the DMA channels are allocated.
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0 | Free |
1 | Free if not used for parallel port in Setup |
2 | Free |
3 | Free if not used for parallel port in Setup |
4 | Used to cascade DMA channels |
5 | Free |
6 | Free |
7 | Free |
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interrupt controllers
The Interrupt Requests (IRQ) are numbered sequentially, starting with the master controller, and followed by the slave.
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INTR |
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IRQ0 | System Timer |
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IRQ1 | Keyboard Controller |
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IRQ3 | 3 COM LAN |
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IRQ4 | Used by serial post if enabled - CON1 |
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IRQ5 | Audio AC’97 |
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