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General Mach Discussion / laptop use
« on: February 22, 2009, 12:09:34 PM »
I notice on the downloads page that there is now a statement saying laptops are not supported unless they have an external motion controller.
I have been running my Mach3 on a laptop for some time now using version 2.63. I always have the power cord connected so the laptop is not reliant on batteries. It always works OK. Sometimes I forget to switch the power socket on and it runs on batteries and it is only when the screen goes dark .... or worse blank..... under the power saving routine that I realise the power socket is off ...... and it still continues to operate. I switch the power on smartish though!
So why is the restriction now introduced on laptops?
Are the modern (last couple of years) model of laptops more prone to the power saving problems inferred by the reference to the chip set made in the statement?
I have been running my Mach3 on a laptop for some time now using version 2.63. I always have the power cord connected so the laptop is not reliant on batteries. It always works OK. Sometimes I forget to switch the power socket on and it runs on batteries and it is only when the screen goes dark .... or worse blank..... under the power saving routine that I realise the power socket is off ...... and it still continues to operate. I switch the power on smartish though!
So why is the restriction now introduced on laptops?
Are the modern (last couple of years) model of laptops more prone to the power saving problems inferred by the reference to the chip set made in the statement?