System requirments for Mach

[rkd]

Hi, I have a question about what is required to run Mach2/3. My brother gave me his old computer and it is a Dell about 4 years old. It has a 800mhz Celeron procesor. On the Mach site it says ideally to have 1ghz, my question is has anyone run Mach on something like this? i cant find anything about "minimum requirments"

[ger21]

Originally Posted by rkd On the Mach site it says ideally to have 1ghz, my question is has anyone run Mach on something like this? i cant find anything about "minimum requirments"

1 Ghz is the minimum recommended, but A few people run it on slower PC's. Mach2 has lower requirements, but Mach3 runs smoother for most people. You really have to try it and see how they work.

[sdantonio]

Hi Gerry,

Is there also some requirement on the bit transfer rate through the LPT1 port for Mach 2/3? Or am I thinking of something else?

[wcarrothers1]

I have mach 3 running real well under a P3 550mhz machine..

My P4 3gig machine does not work right but I don't think it's the fault of mach. Still investigating it.. After some playing in the area i'm currently back on my p3 and once I have time I'll give the P4 a try again.> Currently they are stacked on eachother with a KVM between them so the P4 can be used for drawing stuff since it's fast. Actually might get used to this arrangement and just keep the P3 running the mill as I could not draw and run the mill with the P4 at the same time anyway..

Just have to figure what the best way to move files between the 2 with out distrupting the mill machine is.. (of course do this only when the mill isn't running



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[rkd]

Thanks for the replies, thats just what i wanted to hear. That will save me some money that i can spend on software instead!

[ger21]

Originally Posted by rkd Thanks for the replies, thats just what i wanted to hear. That will save me some money that i can spend on software instead!

Just because it works on one persons slower machine does not gaurantee it will work on yours. You really do need to try it to be sure.

[wcarrothers1]

Actually I have found what was causing my p4 to not give a steady Mhz reading..

2 settings in bios:
CPU enhanced Halt (C1E)
and
CPU EIST Function

Both needed to be Disabled..

If you look those up on the net ya find all sorts of references to overclocking (and the need for them to be off to make things work) Guess they throttle the CPU speed for heat perhaps and energy reduction or something when enabled.

But they sure make the machine act bad when on. I suppose it's the difference between variable Mhz on the chip when it does not think it's busy enough to have it's foot to the floor vs keeping it's foot to the floor and ready for anything..

P4 now working like a charm.. Wish I figured this out several weeks ago though. Would have saved lots of time..

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