Electronic specifications, Memory map, Interrupts – Gateway E-9520T User Manual

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APPENDIX A: Server Specifications

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Electronic specifications

Memory map

Interrupts

The following table reflects a typical configuration, but you can change these interrupts. Use this
information to determine how to program each interrupt.

Address Range (hex)

Amount

Function

0 to 07FFFFh

640 KB

DOS region, base system memory

0A0000h to 0BFFFFh

128 KB

Video or SMM memory

0C0000h and 0DFFFFh

128 KB

Expansion card BIOS and buffer area

0E0000h to 0FFFFFh

128 KB

System BIOS

0E0000h to 0EFFFFh

2 MB

Extended system BIOS

FC000000h to FFFFFFFFh

64 MB

PCI memory space

Important

If you disable an 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 BIOS option does not make the interrupt available.

ISA Interrupt

Description

IRQ0

8254 timer

IRQ1

Keyboard controller

IRQ2

Cascade for IRQ9

IRQ3

Free

IRQ4

Serial port

IRQ5

Hot-plug SCSI controller

IRQ6

Diskette controller

IRQ7

Free

IRQ8

Real-time clock

IRQ9

Generic, Option for SCI

IRQ10

VGA

IRQ11

USB

IRQ12

Mouse controller

IRQ13

Numeric data processor

IRQ14

Primary IDE controller

IRQ15

Secondary IDE controller

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