10 expansion slots, 1 standard interrupt assignments, 2 irq assignments for this motherboard – Asus P4XP-X User Manual

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ASUS P4XP-X motherboard user guide

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1.10

Expansion slots

The motherboard has five PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot.

To install and configure an expansion card:

1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis.

2. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See

Chapter 2 for BIOS information.

3. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables below.

4. Install the drivers and/or software applications for the expansion card

according to the card documentation.

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard Function

0

1

System Timer

1

2

Keyboard Controller

2

N/A

Programmable Interrupt

3*

11

IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

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

Advance AC’97 CODEC

11*

6

Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)

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.

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 arise between
the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable.

1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

PCI slot 1

shared

PCI slot 2

used

PCI slot 3

shared

PCI slot 4

used

PCI slot 5

shared

AGP slot

used

Onboard USB controller 1

shared

Onboard USB controller 2

shared

VIA VT6202 USB controller 1

shared

VIA VT6202 USB controller 2

shared

VIA VT6202 USB 2.0 controller —

shared

VIA VT6105L LAN (optional)

shared

Onboard audio (optional)

shared

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