Setting the Processor Speed

Your computer’s processor can operate at two speeds: high or low. High speed is 25 MHz and low speed simulates 8 MHz. The processor is set to operate at high speed (where it can access memory faster) unless you change it to low or set the speed to change automatically (when necessary).

When the computer is running at high speed, the TURBO indicator on the front panel is illuminated.

You should use high speed for almost everything you do since your programs work faster on high speed. However, certain application programs have specific timing requirements for diskette access and can run only at a slower speed; check your application program manual.

When you set the processor to change speed automatically, the computer switches to low whenever it needs to access a diskette drive and runs at high for all other operations.

This section describes how to set the processor speed in the Setup program. You can also change the speed using keyboard commands or by running the ESPEED program. See “Changing the Processor Speed” in Chapter 4 for more details.

Follow these steps to set your processor speed:

1.At the main Setup menu, highlight Processor speed . The current status appears:

Speed: High

2- 14 Running the Setup Program