Why Did the Turbo Button Slow Down Your PC in the '90s? (howtogeek.com) 10 points by chedoku 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] accrual 1y ago ↗ I liked to flip the button around and have turbo on = faster, turbo off = slower.
[–] olgeni 1y ago ↗ On some old XT clones the turbo button did nothing, but Ctrl+Alt+Num- did the trick :D
[–] brudgers 1y ago ↗ Or the button sped it up.The female connector on the button was directionless; motherboards provide a two pin header, and the typical local PC builder would hook it up arbitrarily based on what they thought was correct or what was easier in the assembly.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 20.5 ms ] threadThe female connector on the button was directionless; motherboards provide a two pin header, and the typical local PC builder would hook it up arbitrarily based on what they thought was correct or what was easier in the assembly.