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Technical Reference Guide

8259 Mode


The 8259 mode handles interrupts IRQ0-IRQ15 in the legacy (AT-system) method using 8259-
equivalent logic. Table 4-5 lists the standard source configuration for maskable interrupts and
their priorities in 8259 mode. If more than one interrupt is pending, the highest priority (lowest
number) is processed first.

Table 4-5. Maskable Interrupt Priorities and Assignments

Table 4-5.

Maskable Interrupt Priorities and Assignments

Priority

Signal Label

Source (Typical)

1

IRQ0

Interval timer 1, counter 0

2

IRQ1

Keyboard

3

IRQ8-

Real-time clock

4

IRQ9

Unused

5

IRQ10

PCI devices/slots

6

IRQ11

Audio codec

7

IRQ12

Mouse (PS/2)

8

IRQ13

Coprocessor (math)

9

IRQ14

Primary IDE controller

10

IRQ15

Secondary IDE I/F controller

11

IRQ3

Serial port (COM2)

12

IRQ4

Serial port (COM1)

13

IRQ5

Network interface controller

14

IRQ6

Diskette drive controller

15

IRQ7

Parallel port (LPT1)

--

IRQ2

NOT AVAILABLE (Cascade from interrupt controller 2)


APIC Mode


The Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) mode provides enhanced interrupt
processing with the following advantages:

♦ Eliminates the processor’s interrupt acknowledge cycle by using a separate (APIC) bus
♦ Programmable interrupt priority
♦ Additional interrupts (total of 24)

The APIC mode accommodates five PCI interrupt signals (INTA-..INTE-) for use by PCI devices.
The PCI interrupts are evenly distributed to minimize latency and wired as follows:

MCP

Int. Cntlr.

PCI

Slot 1

PCI

Slot 2

PCI

Slot 3

AGP

Slot

INTA-

INTA-

INTD-

INTC-

INTB-

INTB-

INTB-

INTA-

INTD-

INTC-

INTC-

INTB-

INTA-

INTD-

INTD-

INTC-

INTB-

INTE-

INTA-

Wired

to

NOTE:

Internal functions of the MCP (USB, MAC, SMBus, Audio, IDE controllers) use INTA-.

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