Expansion Slots; Standard Interrupt Assignments - Asus P4P8X SE User Manual

1.10 Expansion slots

The motherboard has five PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot.
To install and configure an expansion card:
1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis.
NOTE: The AGP slot supports only +0.8V or 1.5V AGP cards.
2. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See
Chapter 2 for BIOS information.
3. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.
4. Install the drivers and/or software applications for the expansion card
according to the card documentation.

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments

IRQ
0
1
2
3*
4*
5*
6
7*
8
9*
10*
11*
12*
13
14*
15*
*
These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
PCI slot 1
PCI slot 2
PCI slot 3
PCI slot 4
PCI slot 5
AGP slot
Onboard USB 1.1/2.0 controller —
Onboard LAN
Onboard Audio
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ"
or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise
between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
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Priority
1
2
N/A
11
12
13
14
15
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
A B
— —
— —
— —
— —
— —
used —
—
— —
— —
Standard Function
System Timer
Keyboard Controller
Programmable Interrupt
Communications Port (COM2)
Communications Port (COM1)
IRQ holder for PCI steering
Floppy Disk Controller
Printer Port (LPT1)
System CMOS/Real Time Clock
IRQ holder for PCI steering
Advance AC'97 CODEC
Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)
PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
Numeric Data Processor
Primary IDE Channel
Secondary IDE Channel
C D E
— — —
— — —
— — —
— — shared
— — —
— — —
— — shared shared shared shared
— — —
used — —
F G H
shared — —
— shared —
— — shared
— — —
shared — —
— — —
— shared —
— — —
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