L-7 Control Panel; Reset Button; Turbo Button; Indicator Lights - Datatech Enterprises Apex 386SX/20 User Manual

1-7 Control Panel
The control panel provides several useful functions which are ex-
plained below. You are likely to use the front panel frequently, so let's
start there.

figure 14: Front Panel

Reset Button

The reset button allows you to restart the system without turning the
lower off.
If you encounter any problems while using unfamiliar software, you can
always restart quickly from the RAM test stage by pressing the reset
button. Note, however, that any data which have not been saved to
disk will be lost.

Turbo Button

The Turbo button allows you to change the running speed of the
microprocessor to accommodate software requirements. Some
software applications must be run at a slow clock speed.

Indicator Lights

These lights indicate the operation status of your computer.
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• The green LED
• The yellow LED comes on when Turbo clock speed is ac-
tivated.
• The red LED comes on when the hard disk is being ac-
cessed.
is lit when the power is on.