Mach 3 + 1GHz P3?

[ger21]

Did you uninstall Mach2. or delete it? You may have to manually remove the drivers and reinstall. Instructions for manual removal are in the Mach2 manual. You also MUST reboot during the install when asked.

[Halfnutz]

Yes I uninstalled it, and then manually loaded up the Mach3 driver, but driver test still does nothing, it just doesent load at all. I'll try removing the Mach2 driver........

[ger21]

It shouldn't matter, because they're different, and can coexist. I'd email Art or ask on the Yahoo group.

[Halfnutz]

Well I gave up on the laptop and got a HP Vectra 1GHZ with only 128M of ram. Its got a fresh install of Win 2K pro on it and nothing else. It really runs well. At first I didnt think too much of the performance, but after tuning everything correctly, I am very happy with how it runs. It still kinda scares me controlling anything with Windows, but I geusse thats what the charge pump's for. Really nice, powerfull program.

[ger21]

Originally Posted by Halfnutz It still kinda scares me controlling anything with Windows, but I geusse thats what the charge pump's for.

Isn't the charge pump for BEFORE Windows and Mach have control?

[Halfnutz]

I'm not sure, but I thought that the charge pump was driven by Mach while running to a certain level that then enabled your drives. If Mach fails then the charge quickly drains and the enable pin goes high, shutting down the drives. I'll look and find out for sure.

[ger21]

Originally Posted by Halfnutz I'm not sure, but I thought that the charge pump was driven by Mach while running to a certain level that then enabled your drives. If Mach fails then the charge quickly drains and the enable pin goes high, shutting down the drives. I'll look and find out for sure.

That's kinda what I was saying. It's for when Mach (and windows) don't have control. Both before Mach3 starts and if it should stop for some reason. Although I'm not sure if I've seen any reports of mach actually crashing during a run. Once setup, I believe it's more stable than jst about any windows programs. It has to be.

[Halfnutz]

With that feature, the charge pump, its a really secure system. I dont have mine set up yet, but it's something I want to get implemented soon, even though your right Gerry, Ive never heard any reports of Mach crashing. Mach isnt what I worry about, its the Windows. It sounds like Art has designed it with such a low level of control that Mach is actually at a higher level of priority than Windows. Quite an accomplishment!