Dell OptiPlex GXa Systems Service Manual
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Table 1-2. Interrupt Assignments (continued)
IRQ Line
Used By/Available
IRQ8
Generated by keyboard controller for each tick of RTC.
IRQ9
Available for use by an expansion card.
IRQ10
Available for use by an expansion card.
IRQ11
Available for use by an expansion card.
IRQ12
Generated by keyboard controller to indicate that mouse's output
buffer is full.
IRQ13
Generated by math coprocessor to indicate coprocessor error.
IRQ14
Generated by device connected to primary EIDE port to indicate
that device requires service. If the EIDE controller is disabled,
this line is available for other use.
IRQ15
Generated by device connected to secondary EIDE port to
indicate that device requires service. If the EIDE controller is
disabled, this line is available for other use.
NOTE: The built-in sound controller and built-in NIC controller are assigned available
IRQs automatically during system start-up.
DMA Channel Assignments
Table 1-3. DREQ Line Assignments
DREQ Line
Used By/Available
DREQ0
Available
DREQ1
Available
DREQ2
Generated by super I/O controller to initiate DMA cycle for
attached diskette drive
DREQ3
Available
DREQ4
Generated by bus controller chip to activate second DMA
controller
DREQ5
Available
DREQ6
Available
DREQ7
Available
NOTE: The built-in sound controller, built-in NIC, and built-in video controllers are assigned
available DMA channels automatically during system start-up.