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Irq settings, System resource information – NEC SP B-Series User Manual

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C-2 System Resources

This section includes information on:

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system interrupt request (IRQ) default settings

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viewing system resources

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jumper settings for the system board.

IRQ Settings

The following settings are the default IRQ settings:

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IRQ0 (timer)

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IRQ1 (keyboard)

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IRQ2 (cascade interrupt)

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IRQ3 (COM2)

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IRQ4 (COM1)

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IRQ5 (LPT2/sound/user available)

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IRQ6 (diskette drive)

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IRQ7 (LPT1)

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IRQ8 (real time clock)

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IRQ9 (reserved)

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IRQ10 (USB/user available)

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IRQ11 (Windows Sound System/user available)

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IRQ12 (mouse)

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IRQ13 (numeric processor)

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IRQ14 (primary IDE)

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IRQ15 (secondary IDE).

System Resource Information

Some hardware option installations might require system resources such as IRQ
lines, direct memory access (DMA) channels, and input/output (I/O) addresses.

Follow these steps to view system resources:

1.

From the Windows desktop, click the “My Computer” icon with the

right

mouse button.

2.

Click

Properties

. The “System Properties” dialog box appears.

3.

Click the “Device Manager” tab.