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Re: My sick computer



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On Mon, 7 Jul 1997 09:54:06 +1000 (EST), you wrote:

>Accidentally pushing the turbo button is a common problem.  It's easy to
>stop it happening again.  All you have to do is unplug the turbo switch from
>the motherboard.  You don't need to be computer literate, just handy.
>Usually it is not too hard to spot the turbo switch and trace the wires back
>to the motherboard where you can unplug the connector.  If you unplug the
>wrong connector just put it back again!.   Actually you can unplug ALL the
>connectors at the front of the motherboard without doing any serious harm.
>You just lose the power light, keylock, hard disk light etc.

I was lucky enough to find in an electronic 'junk' box, a little flip
cover for a micro push button.

Now my reset has a yellow cover that has to be flipped before getting
tho the button... Just like the in airplane jettison buttons.  :)