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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard?

Posted by Markwayne
on 2003-05-08 08:37:13 UTC
Check your grounds. If the power supply of the drives is grounding
through the parallel port ground pins, bad mojo will happen to the PC
motherboard.

Mark

mrgamber wrote:
> I have a problem and am looking for advice. I have two motherboards
> fail on my CNC setup and am starting to suspect the controller. The
> first MB just died. Would not boot. I have no idea why or when this
> happened as I came in one day and it would not turn on. Got it
> replaced under warranty. Replacement MB lasted about an hour and the
> keyboard quit working. Now when it boots, it sounds like a stuck key
> error (clicking) and computer says no keyboard present. I have tried
> 3 different keyboards both USB and PS2, but none works.
>
> Can there be something come back through the controller to cause this?
>
> Here is my setup;
>
> ASUS TUSL2 Motherboard.
> Running Mach1 software.
> Super-tech Servo controller (Gecko 320's) Model #EMC-XYZGS-BX
>
> I have talked to the controller MFG and they claim there is no
> possible way that it could blow the MB.
>
> Can I buy something to protect the parallel port in case there is
> something that can come back to kill it? Is there an optically
> isolated parallel port card or something that could protect me?
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Discussion Thread

mrgamber 2003-05-07 19:15:38 UTC Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Chris 2003-05-07 20:11:10 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? wayne_j_hill 2003-05-07 21:13:17 UTC Re: Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Robert Campbell 2003-05-08 06:33:40 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? jcc3inc 2003-05-08 06:52:22 UTC Re: Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Michael Gamber 2003-05-08 07:23:25 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Markwayne 2003-05-08 08:37:13 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Rob Humphris 2003-05-08 08:38:27 UTC Re: Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Ross 2003-05-08 10:54:01 UTC Re: Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? mrgamber 2003-05-10 09:34:15 UTC Re: Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard? Markwayne 2003-05-12 00:43:25 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Can my CNC controller blow my motherboard?