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== Inverted button behavior == Some computers have wired the turbo button in a way that if the button is pressed in, the computer is running in the slower speed. While the turbo button can be configured this way, this is not the intended way of using the button, as the computer is intended to run at full speed when the button is pressed in, hence the name turbo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gigabyte 486 Motherboard User Manual (page 32) |url=https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/ECS/ECS-386_32%20System%20Board%20-%20Users%20Manual.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elicegroup 386 Motherboard Manual (Page 52) |url=https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/ECS/ECS-386_32%20System%20Board%20-%20Users%20Manual.pdf}}</ref> This caused a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about the purpose and naming of the button in retro computer forums and communities{{fact|date=March 2023}}. This issue can be solved by reconnecting the wires in the correct way on either the display, or on the motherboard of the computer. If the turbo LED is on, that always means the CPU is running at full speed, regardless of how the switch is wired.<ref>{{Citation |last=Basinger |first=Clint |title=Why Did Old PCs Have Turbo Buttons? |date=24 August 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2q02Bxtqds |access-date=2023-03-30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Magitronic 286 User Manual (Page 24) |url=http://toastytech.com/manuals/Magitronic%20B233%20Manual.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FOX-III 286 Motherboard Manual (Page 3-10) |url=https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/octek-fox-iii-286-12-16-20-mhz-versions-61b0798775c75130339205.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vextrec GMB 386 Motherboard Manual (Page 30) |url=https://minuszerodegrees.net/manuals/Gemlight/GMB-486SG%20486%20VLB%20Motherboard%20-%20User's%20Manual%20-%20Edition%206.03.pdf}}</ref>
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