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Interrupt Request Lines (IRQ)
Peripheral devices use interrupt request lines to notify CPU for the service required.
The following table shows the IRQ used by the devices on board.
Level
Function
IRQ0
System Timer Output
IRQ1
Keyboard
IRQ2
Interrupt Cascade
IRQ3
Serial Port #2
IRQ4
Serial Port #1
IRQ5
Reserved
IRQ6
Floppy Disk Controller
IRQ7
Parallel Port #1
IRQ8
Real Time Clock
IRQ9
Reserved
IRQ10
Reserved
IRQ11
Reserved
IRQ12
PS/2 Mouse
IRQ13
80287
IRQ14
Primary IDE
IRQ15
Secondary IDE