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Expansion slots, Standard interrupt assignments, Irq assignments for this motherboard – Asus A7N8X-LA User Manual

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ASUS A7N8X-LA (Focus) Motherboard

4. Expansion slots

The motherboard has three 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.

3. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables below.

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

according to the card documentation.

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

Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

6

14

Floppy Disk Controller

7*

15

Printer Port (LPT1)

8

3

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

9*

4

ACPI Mode when used

10*

5

IRQ holder for PCI steering

11*

6

IRQ holder for PCI steering

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.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

PCI slot 1

shared

PCI slot 2

used

PCI slot 3

used

AGP slot

shared

Onboard USB controller 1
Onboard LAN
Onboard audio
Onboard 1394 controller