Irq assignment conflicts – Dell POWEREDGE C6105 User Manual

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12 Remove the system-board assembly. See "Removing a System-Board

Assembly" on page 92.

13 Replace processor 1 with processor 2. See "Installing a Processor" on

page 97.

14 Repeat step 9 through step 11.

If you have tested both the processors and the problem persists, the
system board is faulty. See "Getting Help" on page 215.

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 4-1. Assignment Specific IRQ Requirements

IRQ Line

Assignment

IRQ Line

Assignment

IRQ0

8254 timer

IRQ8

RTC

IRQ1

Keyboard controller

IRQ9

SCI

IRQ2

Cascade for IRQ9

IRQ10

USB controller, NIC

IRQ3

Serial port

IRQ11

VGA, USB controller

IRQ4

Serial port

IRQ12

Mouse controller

IRQ5

Free

IRQ13

Processor

IRQ6

Free

IRQ14

Primary IDE controller

IRQ7

USB controller

IRQ15

Secondary IDE controller

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