Asus Motherboard A8N-SLI Premium - Manual (Page 42)

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.5.4 PCI slots
The PCI slots support cards such as
a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and
other cards that comply with PCI
specifications. The figure shows a
LAN card installed on a PCI slot.
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ Priority Standard Function
0 1 System Timer
1 2 Keyboard Controller
2 – Re-direct to IRQ#9
4 12 Communications Port (COM1)*
5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering*
6 14 Floppy Disk Controller
7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)*
8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering*
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 — shared — — — — — —
PCI slot 3 — — shared — — — — —
Onboard USB 1.0 controller shared — — — — — — —
Onboard USB 2.0 controller shared — — — — — — —
Onboard LAN1 shared — — — — — — —
Onboard LAN2 — shared — — — — — —
Onboard PCI SATA RAID (SI) — — — shared — — — —
Onboard 1394a shared — — — — — — —
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support
“Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise,
conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system
unstable and the card inoperable.