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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: dixedanc on June 04, 2022, 11:45:00 AM
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I've suddenly been having intermittent problems with Mach 3 after 5 years of use for my router. Jog stops working, auto zeroing Z axis won't move, odd extra stuff on tool path screen. Closing and re-opening Mach 3 seems to fix it for a while, then same stuff occurs.
My setup - dedicated off-line old Windows XP box, Techno Davinci router, Kress router spindle, oem drivers replaced with Gecko 540. Very simple programs, very occaionnal use - slotting and profiling banjo fingerboards, cutting and inlaying pearl.
This all started after I forgot to shutdown the computer for a month or so, and then it wouldn't boot up. Discovered it needed a new CMOS battery. Worked fine after replacing it, but then I started getting these problems.
I'm wondering if somehow Mach 3 got corrupted when the machine shut down? Would removing and reloading it solve this? If so, how can I save all my settings?
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"This all started after I forgot to shutdown the computer for a month or so, and then it wouldn't boot up. Discovered it needed a new CMOS battery. Worked fine after replacing it, but then I started getting these problems. "
Most likely BIOS settings were reset to default which may cause problems with Mach3, e.g.
Is the PC now looking for non-existent floppy drive, using interrupts to try and use serial port, game port, audio, etc.
Disable power saving modes in BIOS, unused ports, etc.
Marsha