Mach3 Optimization disaster

[countmacula]

Hi,
I installed Mach3 on my machine and was going through the "optimization" file provided by the artsoft website when something catastrophic happened. I got through step 10 (see below) and the system asked me to reboot. Afterwards neither my mouse nor my keyboard would work. They both operate though USB, I don't not have the capability to hook a conventional mouse or keyboard up with my current system. Strangely enough I'm able to get into (and around) the BIOS with the keyboard, but once windows starts it will not work. I tried starting in safe mode and they still will not work. HELP PLEASE!
Below is the list of steps I followed: (I did not do step 0)

Windows XP Professional System Optimization Guide:



** First check your system Bios for a setting called
"Advanced C1E Enable" in CPU BIOS settings and disable it.


0. Install Windows in Standard PC Mode

1. When you see the installation tell you to press F6 (Third Party
SCSI or RAID Drivers) press F5 instead.
2. You will see Press F2 for Automated System Recovery, (DONT press
F2).
3. Right after that you will see a list.
4. Press the UP arrow key to highlight Standard PC.


When installing, make SURE you install all of the most recent drivers
for your
Hardware. This is vital!


1. Disable Visual Effects

1. Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Appearance tab.
3. On the Windows and Buttons menu, select Windows Classic.
4. Press Effect button.
5. Deselect all options (maybe leave ClearType on)
6. Hit OK


2. Set Processor Scheduling for Background Services

1. Right Click My Computer and select Properties
2. Click Advanced tab.
3. For "Processor Scheduling" set for Background Services
4. Click OK.


3. Optimize Virtual Memory Swap File

1. Right Click My Computer and select Properties
2. Click Advanced tab.
3. Press Change for Memory Useage / Virtual Memory
4. Depending on how much RAM you actually have is what you are going
to enter here: If you have 256MB RAM set this to 512 for Min and Max
If you have 512MB RAM set this to 768 for Min and Max If you have
1024MB RAM set this to 1536 for Min and Max
5. Once entered hit SET
6. Hit OK
7. and then Hit OK Again.


4. Disable System Restore

1. Right Click My Computer and select Properties
2. Click System Restore tab.
3. Click "Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
4. Click OK.


5. Disable Error Reporting

1. Right Click My Computer and select Properties
2. Click Advanced tab.
3. Click Error Reporting button at bottom.
4. Click "Disable Error Reporting"
5. Click OK.



6. Set Computer to Standard PC NOT ACPI PC
NOTE: This is only necessary if you wish to remove ACPI AFTER install.
If you followed step 0, you don't need to do this. Also, ensure you make a restore point
for getting back your system if this screws up..Backup anything important before doing this..


1. Right Click My Computer and select Properties
2. Click Hardware tab.
3. Click Device Manager Button in the middle.
4. Double click "Computer".
5. Right click on Standard ACPI PC and choose Update Driver.
6. Choose "Install the software from a Specific Location (Advanced)"
7. Click Next.
8. Choose "Don't search. I will choose driver to install."
9. Click Next.
10. Choose "Standard PC" from the listing.
11. Click Next.
12. Click OK.


10. Enable DMA on all Disk Controllers

1. Right Click My Computer and select Properties
2. Click Hardware tab.
3. Click Device Manager Button in the middle.
4. Double click "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers"
5. Right click on Primary IDE Channel and choose Properties.
6. Click Advanced Settings tab.
7. Choose for Transfer Mode: DMA if Available.
8. Click OK.
9. Right click on Secondary IDE Channel and choose Properties.
10. Click Advanced Settings tab.
11. Choose for Transfer Mode: DMA if Available.
12. Click OK.

[joecnc2006]

Use system restore. and try again.

[paul3112]

Try F8 at boot enter safe mode uninstall the app/driver that caused the problem. also have a look at bartspe <> its real cute for moments like this.

[paul3112]

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[wildcat]

This happened to me this week. The change of ACPI Computer to Standard Computer caused several device drivers to be forgotten and required reloading. This included, in my case, the USB drivers for the keyboard and mouse and the driver for the SIIG parallel part card. Also, the computer no longer powers itself off on a shutdown. If your computer is not all that recent it is a lot safer to use PS/2 keyboards and mice.

[wcarrothers1]

If you are not having troubles in mach do you really "need" to disable ACPI? I've only disabled it on 1 of my machines so far and never had a glitch on the ones that had it (and it's painfull to wait for the ok to power off screen..hehe)

After all the optimisation doc says ***** if Mach 3 runs ok then odds are you need to do nothing..

And I'd have to say mine runs fine now that I turned some stuff off in bios for my p4 and always ran perfect on my p3

b

[--colin--]

I went throught the same senario and now my PC will not power off without pressing and holding the power button for several seconds. I agree that if Mach3 runs fine, don't bother with the optimization. I did it to hopefully make things better, but really didn't need to and it only caused me problems. I will eventually, just reinstall XP to regain the power features that were lost.

--Colin--
www.bdmodeling.com

[Willbird]

I just set a computer up for Mach (machine is in build phase) on a fresh winxpPro install it was already set to "standard computer" ??

I notice autoupdate somehow turned itself back on, I HATE machines that try to think FOR me :-)

I figuired I would go thru the optimise stuff first and see how it went, my machine really didnt have any major changes go on thru the process, I figuired I would want to play with it, and the safest time to do so is BEFORE I use it to run the machine not AFTER :-).

Bill