Epson EL 486UC Manual Do Utilizador

Your computer’s processor can operate at two speeds: fast

speed (the speed of your microprocessor) or slow speed

(8 MHz). The slow speed is available to provide compatibility

with older application programs.

When your computer is operating at fast speed, the 

TURBO 

light

on the front panel is on. When the computer is operating at

slow speed, the light is off.

You should use fast speed for almost everything you do

because your programs will work faster. However, certain

application programs have specific timing requirements and

can run only at the slower speed. See your software manual to

determine if this is the case.

Some copy-protected programs require the computer to run at

slow speed while accessing the program on a diskette. These

programs also usually require you to leave a key disk-the

diskette that contains the copy protection-in the diskette

drive. If you use a copy-protected program, you can change the

speed to slow to access the diskette and return it to fast speed

when you are finished.

You can change the processor speed temporarily by entering

one of the following commands from the numeric keypad on

your keyboard:

To select slow speed, hold down the 

Ctrl 

key and the 

Alt 

key

simultaneously and then press the - key on the numeric

keypad. The speed light turns off.

To select fast speed, hold down the 

Ctrl 

and 

Alt 

keys and

press + on the numeric keypad. The speed light comes on.

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