Gateway 6400 Server User Manual


 
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Interrupts
The following table suggests a logical interrupt mapping of interrupt sources.
It reflects a typical configuration, but you can change these interrupts. Use
the information to determine how to program each interrupt. The actual
interrupt map is defined using configuration registers in the I/O controller.
I/O Redirection Registers in the I/O APIC are provided for each interrupt
signal. The signals define hardware interrupt signal characteristics for APIC
messages sent to local APIC(s).
Important If you disable either IDE controller to free the interrupt for
that controller, you must physically unplug the IDE cable
from the system board. Simply disabling the drive by
configuring the SSU option does not make the interrupt
available.
Interrupt I/O APIC
Level
Description
INTR INT0 Processor interrupt
NMI N/A NMI from PIC to processor
IRQ1 INT1 Keyboard interrupt
Cascade INT2 Interrupt signal from second 8259
IRQ3 INT3 Serial port A or B interrupt from SIO device (you can
configure either)
IRQ4 INT4 Serial port A or B interrupt from SIO device (you can
configure either)
IRQ5 INT5 Parallel port II
IRQ6 INT6 Diskette port
IRQ7 INT7 Parallel port
IRQ8_L INT8 RTC interrupt
IRQ9 INT9 Signal control interrupt (SCI) used by
ACPI-compliant operating system
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