APPENDIX

B. Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)

Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board.

Level

Function

IRQ0

System Timer Output

IRQ1

Keyboard

IRQ2

Interrupt Cascade

IRQ3

Serial Port #2

IRQ4

Serial Port #1

IRQ5

Reserved

IRQ6

Floppy Disk Controller

IRQ7

Parallel Port #1

IRQ8

Real Time Clock

IRQ9

Reserved

IRQ10

Reserved

IRQ11

Reserved

IRQ12

PS/2 Mouse

IRQ13

80287

IRQ14

Primary IDE

IRQ15

Secondary IDE

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