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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: rhwilson on June 13, 2007, 08:40:22 AM
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Okay, so I'm trying to get Mach2 to run on an older computer. I have to try at least before I can justify buying another computer just to dedicated to my home built cnc. The computer is an old laptop that has been cleaned of everything but Windows XP. I also put in a new AMD K6-500mhz processor (yeah I splurged and spent $23).
So the computer actually runs nicely now and might end up being my daughters for writing papers and playing simple games.
My problem is that as soon as I start up Mach2, the computer crashes and restarts. I know it's slower than recommended for running the program but I thought it was worth a try. Is there a setting or something I can try to fix this?
Thank you,
Bob
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Have you tried optimising your computer? you will find details here http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/optimisation%20XP.txt
Laptops can be problematic with Mach so you might not get any further but its worth a try.
Hood