Mainboard D1931
PCI bus interrupts - Selecting correct PCI slot
Extensive information on this section is contained in the manual "Basic information on mainboard".
To achieve optimum stability, performance and compatibility, avoid the multiple use of ISA
i
IRQs or PCI IRQ Lines (IRQ sharing). Should IRQ sharing be unavoidable, then all
involved devices and their drivers must support IRQ sharing.
PCI IRQ Lines connect AGP slots, PCI slots and onboard components to the interrupt controller. PCI
IRQ Lines are permanently wired on the mainboard.
Which ISA IRQs are assigned to the PCI IRQ Lines is normally automatically specified by the BIOS
(see "BIOS Setup" description).
Monofunctional expansions cards
Standard AGP and PCI expansion cards require a maximum of one interrupt, which is called the PCI
interrupt INT A. Expansion cards that do not require an interrupt can be installed in any desired slot.
Multifunctional expansion cards or expansion cards with integrated PCI-PCI bridge
These expansion cards require up to four PCI interrupts: INT A, INT B, INT C, INT D. How many and
which of these interrupts are used is specified in the documentation provided with the card.
The assignment of the PCI interrupts to the IRQ Lines is shown in the following table:
PCI
USB 1.1
INT
LINE
st
nd
1
2
1 (A)
-
-
2 (B)
-
-
3 (C)
-
-
4 (D)
-
-
5 (E)
-
-
6 (F)
-
-
7 (G)
-
X
8 (H)
X
-
4 - English
Controller or slot INT
On board controller
rd
th
3
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
X
-
X
-
-
X
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
X
-
1
AC97 /
HD
Audio
-
X
-
A
X
-
-
B
-
-
X
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A26361-D1931-Z110-1-8N19, edition 1
Mechanical slot
2
3
4
-
PCI slot
1
2
-
B
-
-
-
C
-
-
-
D
D
C
-
A
C
D
-
-
-
-
-
-
B
A
-
-
A
B
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-