BIOS

SUPER PIIIDM6/PIIIDM4/PIIIDM3/PIIIDME Manual

Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ

Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ

These options specify the PCI interrupt used by the primary (or secondary) IDE channel on the offboard PCI IDE controller. The settings are Disabled, Hardwired, INTA, INTB, INTC, and INTD.

PCI Slot1 & AGP Slot IRQ

PCI Slot2 IRQ

PCI Slot3 & PCI Slot 1, 2 IRQ

PCI Slot4 IRQ

Use these options to specify the IRQ priority for PCI devices installed in the PCI expansion slots. The settings are Auto, (IRQ) 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 14, in priority order.

DMA Channel 0

DMA Channel 1

DMA Channel 3

DMA Channel 5

DMA Channel 6

DMA Channel 7

These DMA channels control the data transfers between the I/O devices and the system memory. The chipset allows the BIOS to choose which channels to do the job. The settings are PnP or ISA/EISA.

IRQ3

IRQ4

IRQ5

IRQ7

IRQ9

IRQ10

IRQ11

IRQ14

IRQ15

These options specify which bus the specified IRQ line is used on and allow you to reserve IRQs for legacy ISA adapter cards. If more IRQs must be removed from the pool, the end user can use these options to reserve the IRQ by assigning an ISA/EISA setting to it. Onboard I/O is configured by AMIBIOS. All IRQs used by onboard I/O are configured as PCI/PnP.

IRQ14 and 15 will not be available if the onboard PCI IDE is enabled. If all IRQs are set to ISA/EISA and IRQ14 and 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE, IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices. This is because at

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SUPER MICRO Computer Super PIIIDM3, Super PIIIDME Offboard PCI IDE Primary IRQ Offboard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ, DMA Channel

Super PIIIDME, Super PIIIDM4, Super PIIIDM3, Super PIIIDM6 specifications

Super Micro Computer, a prominent player in the server and high-performance computing industries, has introduced a range of motherboards known as the Super PIIIDM4, Super PIIIDME, Super PIIIDM6, and Super PIIIDM3. These motherboards are engineered to cater to various computing needs, from enterprise servers to personal workstations, reinforcing Super Micro's reputation for innovation and reliability.

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