Question on Mach3 computer needs.

[TOTALLYRC]

I have just aquired a bunch of Dell computers with winxp pro and I am getting them ready for sale.

I know that Mach3 thru the pport specs 1ghz and 512 ram with a discrete video card, but was wondering if the requirements were less when running an external motion control device. I know that my dspmc powered machine runs fine from my Vista laptop and a 1ghz AMD win2k computer with onboard graphics.

I have a bunch of them with a p4 2.2ghz cpu, 256k ram, pport and serial port, ethernet,usb, and onboard video.

I ran my Taig on one of these with 512k ram and the onboard video using the onboard pport. It looks and sounds good, BUT I didn't run an hour long program and look for lost steps.

I can set several of them up with discrete video cards and 512 ram, but is it needed when running a smooth stepper or a galil card?

Any idea's or thought would be welcome.


Mike

[ger21]

When not using the parallel port, requirements should be quite a bit lower. But I still wouldn't go less than 1Ghz.

[TOTALLYRC]

Hi ger,
I was looking more at the ram and video requirements as all of the dells are all 2.2 p4

[ger21]

I don't think RAM comes into play, unless you run extremely large files. And video shouldn't matter at all. I know that a ton of people run Mach with 256MB of memory on the parallel port, so for most cases it should be fine. But I'd spend $20 and get a Gig just to be safe.

[bhacc]

I am new to this forum, but I am in need to purchase OneCNC2003 software to use with my shopdata software that was installed on my computer when I purchased my table CNC machine. Any thoughts on where I can find this software??

[TOTALLYRC]

I have all of the 2350 dells cleaned up and ready to go. They run Mach3 real well even with the 256k ram. perfect for a smooth stepper or dspmc based machine.

They also tested well on my Taig running thru the pport.
I will be putting them up on ebay soon but I thought I would offer them to everyone here first.
Comes with 2.2ghz processor, onboard video,pport,serial port, network port, and usb.
I have several with discrete video cards. Extra memory is cheap on ebay. Make sure you get the ddr with one key slot, not 2. I can give you a link if needed.

They have a fresh install of winxp pro, service pack 3, daylight savings time update and a trial copy of Mach installed. Winxp pro COA included.

$95 plus shipping. Send me a PM if interested.
Local pickup welcomed. Delivery possible, but extra.
Mike