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Mach Discussion => FAQs => Topic started by: RYRY on January 12, 2023, 02:06:12 PM
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Hello all,
I am fairly new to mach 3, but have cnc background. I had my computer crash that was running our Taping machine, i was able to save the Mach 3 folder from the c:/ off the old hardrive.
My plan is to rebuild a new computer to run the machine but i am waiting for the ESS to show up, in the meantime to not lose production i found an old computer upstairs that had Windows XP (the same software as the computer that crashed). I downloaded Mach3 onto it and loaded all the old settings (whole Mach 3 folder from old harddrive).
My issue is that Mach 3 will load and i looked at the config and everything matched the old settings, but i cannot get the machine to move. Even the numbers in the axis wont move.
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Check that the parallel port IRQ is correct, go to hardware settings and check the LPT config.
Go to Diagnostics screen and check the pulse rate is not Simulated.
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I checked the LPT port it is 378 and it matches the port # in mach.
I went to diagnostics and i try and jog and i have no movement or lights lighting up. I did do a m03 to start the spindle and the spindle light lit up but no movement on the spindle.
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Did you check the you have a pulse rate showing or did it say simulated?
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I reinstalled Mach3 and reset up all he ports and pins, and now the machine is working. Thanks for the help
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