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[ The PC Guide | Systems and Components Reference Guide | Motherboard and System Devices | System Resources | Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels | DMA Channel Details By Number ]

DMA5

Channel Number:

 5

Bus Line:

 16-bit only

Typical Default Use:

 High DMA channel for sound card.

Other Common Uses:

 SCSI host adapters, network cards.

Description:

 This DMA channel is normally taken by the sound card in your PC for its "high" DMA channel. Most sound cards today actually use two DMA channels; one must be chosen from DMAs 1, 2 or 3 (the "low" channel), while the other is selected from a high-numbered channel like this one. Some network cards also use this channel, though others don't use DMA at all.

Conflicts:

 Few conflicts arise with this channel because there are relatively few devices that can use DMA channels 5, 6 or 7.

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