System resources – HP OmniBook 800 Notebook PC User Manual

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System Resources

Below are default values for system resources. To see other, non-default
possibilities, use the

System Configuration Utility,

which lists port and audio device

configurations in the Input/Output menu.

The tables in this section show typical resource usage as set up by the OmniBook
BIOS. Plug-and-play operating systems, drivers, and SCU settings may change
some of the entries.

Interrupts (IRQs)

0

System timer

1

Keyboard

2

programmable interrupt controller

3

Free (COM2 or COM4 if modem installed)

4

COM1 (external serial port)

5

ESS sound chip

6

Floppy-disk drive

7

LPT1 (external parallel port)

8

Real-time clock

9

Free

10

IrDA (infrared) and SCSI

11

Free

12

Pointing device

13

Math co-processor

14

Hard disk

15

Docking/PCI slot

A PC Card's IRQ depends on the card.

DMA Channels

0

Free

1

Sound

2

Floppy-disk drive

3

Free

4

DMA controller

5

Wave 2

6

Free

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