Interrupt Controllers; Pci Interrupt Request Lines - HP Vectra VLi8 Technical Reference Manual

Interrupt Controllers

The Interrupt Requests (IRQ) are numbered sequentially, starting with the
master controller, and followed by the slave.
IRQ
(Interrupt Vector)
INTR
IRQ0 System Timer
IRQ1 Keyboard Controller
IRQ3 Free if not used for serial port
IRQ4 Used by serial port if enabled
IRQ5 Free if not used for parallel port or audio
IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ7 LPT1
IRQ8 RTC
IRQ9 Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port
IRQ10 Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port
IRQ11 Available for PCI devices, if not used by ISA board or USB port
IRQ12 Mouse
IRQ13 Co-processor
IRQ14 IDE Primary channel
IRQ15 IDE Secondary channel. Free unless disabled

PCI Interrupt Request Lines

PCI devices generate interrupt requests using up to four PCI interrupt request
lines (INTA#, INTB#, INTC#, and INTD#). PCI interrupts can be shared;
several devices can use the same interrupt. However, optimal system
performance is reached when minimizing the sharing of interrupts.
Interrupt Request Description
4 BIOS Overview
BIOS Addresses
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