Asus Z10PH-D16 - Configuring an Expansion Card; Interrupt Assignments

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Chapter 2: Hardware information
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
2.5.5 Interrupt assignments
Standard Interrupt assignments
IRQ Priority Standard function
0 1 SystemTimer
1 2 KeyboardController
2 - Programmable Interrupt
4* 12 CommunicationsPort(COM1)
5* 13 --
6 14 FloppyDiskController
7* 15 --
8 3 SystemCMOS/RealTimeClock
9* 4 ACPIModewhenused
10* 5 IRQHolderforPCISteering
11* 6 IRQHolderforPCISteering
12* 7 PS/2CompatibleMousePort
13 8 Numeric Data Processor
14* 9 PrimaryIDEChannel
15* 10 SecondaryIDEChannel
2.5.4 Configuring an expansion card
Afterinstallingtheexpansioncard,congureitbyadjustingthesoftwaresettings.
1. TurnonthesystemandchangethenecessaryBIOSsettings,ifany.See
Chapter 4
for
informationonBIOSsetup.
2. AssignanIRQtothecard.
Refer to the table
Standard Interrupt assignments
in section
Interrupt assignments
for
more information.
3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
WhenusingPCIcardsonsharedslots,ensurethatthedriverssupport“ShareIRQ”orthat
thecardsdonotneedIRQassignments.Otherwise,conictsmayarisebetweenthetwo
PCIgroups,makingthesystemunstableandthecardinoperable.