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Irq assignment conflicts – Dell PowerEdge C1100 User Manual

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Troubleshooting Your System

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13 Replace processor 1 with processor 2. See "Installing the Processor" on

page 61.

14 Repeat step 9 through step 11.

If you have tested both the processors and the problem persists, the system

board is faulty. See "Getting Help" on page 123.

IRQ Assignment Conflicts

Most PCI devices can share an IRQ with another device, but they cannot use

an IRQ simultaneously. To avoid this type of conflict, see the documentation

for each PCI device for specific IRQ requirements.

Table 4-1. Assignment Specific IRQ Requirements

IRQ Line

Assignment

IRQ Line

Assignment

IRQ0

System timer

IRQ8

Real-time clock

IRQ1

Keyboard controller IRQ9

ACPI functions

(used for power

management)

IRQ2

Interrupt controller

1 to enable IRQ8

through IRQ15

IRQ10

Available

IRQ3

Default for COM2 IRQ11

Available

IRQ4

Default for COM1 IRQ12

Available

IRQ5

Remote access

controller

IRQ13

Math coprocessor

IRQ6

Reserved

IRQ14

IDE CD drive

controller

IRQ7

Reserved

IRQ15

Available

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