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General Mach Discussion / LPT1 and LPT2 Issues
« on: May 15, 2016, 02:24:26 PM »
Hello...last XP PC fried after winter (was in cold garage)...when started again trying to get my machine going used a new old xp pc. Now LPT2 doesn't appear to be sending a signal. All set up and installed everything the same.
Can there be a different need from an older XP PC to a newer XP PC on the switching between EPP, ECP or PCI ? BIOS only shows for LPT1...and it is set tyo EPP/ECP.
In Device Manager, LPT1 is shown as ECP LPT...LPT2 is shown as PCI LPT. LTP card supposedly supports ECP but how to tell if this even the problem.
My Y Slave drive B is on LPT2. Drive A is also and it also sends no signals. I have confirmed motors and cables work when moved around. 5 axis controller...one slaved...one rotary.
I have found some comments that a fully ECP card is needed but can that be confirmed? Why did it work with previous PC?
So close and yet so far...any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Chuck
Can there be a different need from an older XP PC to a newer XP PC on the switching between EPP, ECP or PCI ? BIOS only shows for LPT1...and it is set tyo EPP/ECP.
In Device Manager, LPT1 is shown as ECP LPT...LPT2 is shown as PCI LPT. LTP card supposedly supports ECP but how to tell if this even the problem.
My Y Slave drive B is on LPT2. Drive A is also and it also sends no signals. I have confirmed motors and cables work when moved around. 5 axis controller...one slaved...one rotary.
I have found some comments that a fully ECP card is needed but can that be confirmed? Why did it work with previous PC?
So close and yet so far...any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Chuck