System interrupt specifications
Hardware IRQ
System function
IRQ0
System timer
IRQ1
Standard 101-/102-Key or Microsoft® Natural Keyboard
IRQ2
Cascaded
IRQ4
COM1
IRQ6
Diskette drive
IRQ7*
Parallel port
IRQ8
System CMOS/real-time clock
IRQ9*
Microsoft ACPI-compliant system
IRQ12
Synaptics PS/2 TouchPad
IRQ13
Numeric data processor
IRQ14
Primary IDE channel
IRQ15
Secondary IDE channel
*Default configuration; audio possible configurations are IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, or none.
NOTE:
PC Cards may assert IRQ3, IRQ4, IRQ5, IRQ7, IRQ9, IRQ10, IRQ11, or IRQ15. Either the infrared or the serial port
may assert IRQ3 or IRQ4.
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