10 expansion slots, 1 standard interrupt assignments, 2 irq assignments for this motherboard – Asus P4SDX User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.10

Expansion slots

The motherboard has six 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.

2. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See

Chapter 2 for BIOS information.

3. Install the drivers and/or software applications for the expansion card

according to the card documentation.

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard Function

0

1

System Timer

1

2

Keyboard Controller

2

N/A

Programmable Interrupt

3*

11

Communications Port (COM2)

4*

12

Communications Port (COM1)

5*

13

IRQ holder for PCI steering

6

14

Floppy Disk Controller

7*

15

Printer Port (LPT1)

8

3

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9*

4

IRQ holder for PCI steering

10*

5

Advance AC’97 CODEC

11*

6

Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)

12*

7

PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

13

8

Numeric Data Processor

14*

9

Primary IDE Channel

15*

10

Secondary IDE Channel

*

These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

PCI slot 1

shared

PCI slot 2

shared

PCI slot 3

shared

PCI slot 4

shared

PCI slot 5

shared

PCI slot 6

shared

AGP slot

shared

Onboard USB 1.1/2.0 controller —

shared shared shared shared

Onboard LAN

shared

Onboard Audio

shared

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.

Install only 1.5V AGP cards on this motherboard!

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