blue screen of death

[norvil1]

this my first post.i have been reading for last few months.i have recently
purchsaed a shoptask,tripower with cnc set up.i have not recieved it yet,
so i downloaded mach3 to get familar with it.my computer is a lap top
with no 25 pin printer port.when i shut off the computer it locked up,called hp
and they got my computer back running. should i uninstall mach3?? if so how

[JRoque]

Hello and welcome to the forum. The subject of your post referenced a blue screen crash - at what point did that happen? By the way, unless you have a special controller for your motors Mach software must have a real parallel port on the PC. USB to parallel port converters will not work.

JR

[norvil1]

the screen locked up when i tried to shut down computer. this has only happened after i downloaded mach3. is it possible to uninstall and reinstall
without the driver and use as a test program.?

[JRoque]

Yes, it is possible to install without the driver. See if you can fix the CPU speed by disabling any battery conservation option it might have. Also, be sure to wait a minute or two after quitting Mach before you turn the PC off or put it in any stand-by mode. The engine remains running for a few seconds after Mach unloads.

JR

[dertsap]

open the mach folder and click on the special driver ,
should fix your problem