3 Months, I Finally Got Mach3 to Talk to GeckoDrive G540

[Darryl Hammonds]

I know there are many people out there that have problems getting Mach3 to talk to the Gecko G540. I know because I read a lot of threads trying to figure my problem out. I tried multiple parallel cards, etc.... Reconfigured BIOS, reinstalled software, etc, etc... Nothing ever worked.

The fix was pretty simple, and I came across it by accident. I was on eBay looking for another parallel card when I came across a motherboard from Intel that had a built-in DB25. I thought it might be an obsolete board despite the fact it said new in the ad so I went to the Intel website and sure enough they still make these motherboards with native DB-25 legacy devices.

Well after ordering and receiving an Intel DG41TX motherboard and a Celeron processor from Amazon my Taig mill is finally under computer control!

It is not an expensive motherboard and the processor didn't cost that much either. I wish I knew this from the get go.

I hope this helps someone out there.

Darryl
(Newbie with Absolutely no Machining Experience)

[Crevice Reamer]

Bump.

Tiger direct still sells a new MOBO with parallel port. You must add the processer and memory:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=A455-3146

Or you can get a complete refurbished computer with parallel port, Windows XP, and 1 year Warranty for $144:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...995&CatId=5139

CR.

[RicknBeachcrest]

CNC4PC.com has a board that solved my issue between the G540 and the PCI board in the computer. It is inline between the G540 and the computer. Worked like a charm.

Here is a link where I describe it.
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/cnc_wo...ter_build.html

[tjb1]

Grab an Intel D525MW, great board for CNC.

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