Dma Channel Assignments - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

DMA channel assignments

This table shows the channel assignments for direct memory access (DMA). DMA allows I/O devices to transfer data
directly to and from memory. You may need to select an open DMA channel if you add an I/O device that uses DMA.
Table 15: DMA channel assignments
DMA channel
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Assignment
User available
User available
Diskette
User available
Cascade
User available
User available
User available
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