TURBO Button

[kharmini91]

What does the "Turbo" button mean on some old cases?

When I say old, I'm talking Windows 3.1, 386 processor, 5 inch floppies, etc.

 

[ZER0X]

Yer my very first computer was a 586 it had a turbo button... It think it just increased the speed of the computer

 

[b3n]

My p166 in my bedroom has a turbo button...no idea what it does.

 

[ZER0X]

My brothers old Pentuim 155mhz computer had 32mb and when you pressed the turbo button it used to run like a charm.....Faster than my computer now....Used to load things really really quick....like getting into windows and quiting.......It took 2 seconds to shutdown his computer it was fast as

 

[b3n]

woah

 

[ZER0X]

Yer it was pretty fast....plus he didn't have much stuff on his HD....and it was WIN95

Well obviously I don't think it would of been anything more

 

[b3n]

My comp had win98SE..it used to run ok but then something screwed it up really REALLY bad...u dont know what that could have been zer0x?

 

[ZER0X]

LOL.......NOOOO umm hehe

 

[Lorand]

On older computers the Turbo button made possible to run the PC with half of CPU speed (Turbo pressed -> normal speed, Turbo released -> half speed).
Long long time ago we had at the office an 286 computer which couldn't read from the floppy (a 5 1/4" one ) when in turbo mode. So it was useful then.

 

[ZER0X]

Not useful anymore

 

[Praetor]

Not useful anymore

Are you kidding? Its a free button! Now you dont have to drill and cut to put a button in... its already there!

 

[ZER0X]

Are you kidding? Its a free button! Now you dont have to drill and cut to put a button in... its already there!

LOL

 

[Lorand]

You could connect the lights to that button. So the computer will light up only if Turbo is pressed...

 

[Praetor]

Yes indeedy or even have it power hydraulic doors or something