Thanks so much for all these options. There is power to all the ports on the cable, I have changed the .xml to an old backup file, and I have disabled the X++ too. Still not working. I understand what you mean with the lights going on. You are right, under diagnostics, the lights turn on when activated. Its the control box lights that are on and turn off when activated. (picture 2 on my original post.) So all seems well there too. What can I do next? would it be a case of getting a new control box component? if so, I have no idea what to get! I looked on ebay and found a company selling these// any idea if they may help?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ECO-High-Quality-Mach3-USB-3-Axis-CNC-Motion-Control-Card-Breakout-Board-400KHz-/401047389146?hash=item5d604983da:g:2lIAAOSwoudW6MrQhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cnc-Kit-4-Axis-Tb6560AHQ-Stepper-Motor-Driver-Board-Controller-With-Box-Mach3-/361863101695?hash=item5440b8bcff:g:oy8AAOSwa~BYYOlrWhat do you think? Thanks once again for helping me!!