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Checking the equipment, Troubleshooting irq assignment conflicts – Dell PowerVault DL2000 User Manual

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Troubleshooting Your System

Checking the Equipment

This section provides troubleshooting procedures for external devices
attached to the system, such as the monitor, keyboard, or mouse. Before you
perform any of the procedures, see "Troubleshooting External Connections"
on page 131.

Troubleshooting 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 4-2 lists the IRQ
assignments.

The CD drive activity indicator.

See "Troubleshooting an Optical Drive" on
page 143.

The hard-drive activity indicator.

See "Troubleshooting a Hard Drive" on page 146.

An unfamiliar constant scraping or
grinding sound when you access a
drive.

See "Getting Help" on page 167.

Table 4-2.

IRQ Assignment Defaults

IRQ Line Assignment

IRQ0

System timer

IRQ1

Keyboard controller

IRQ2

Interrupt controller 1 to enable IRQ8 through IRQ15

IRQ3

Serial port 2 (COM2 and COM4)

IRQ4

Serial port 1 (COM1 and COM3)

IRQ5

Remote access controller

IRQ6

Diskette drive controller

IRQ7

Reserved

IRQ8

Real-time clock

Table 4-1.

Start-Up Routine Indications (continued)

Look/listen for:

Action

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