[jaredsparks]

I didn't have a null modem cable nor a laptop with serial ports. My buddy is coming over tomorrow and we'll check it out then. Thanks for your help.

[maver1ck]

It looks like I may have misread your post about the sequence of events at startup. If your spindle drive is faulting immediately when you press the power-on button, your next step is to read the error history out of the spindle drive.

Based on your experience with computers, you should be able to make a null modem cable pretty easily. And you don't need a laptop, one of your desktops will accomplish the same thing as long as you are willing to move it near the machine. Desktops are also more likely to still have a serial port so you won't need to mess around with a USB-serial adapter.

The copy of motionlink I have only works on 32-bit systems, that is why I mentioned needing a 32-bit computer. It is possible there is a later version of motionlink that is compatible with 64-bit systems, but I haven't researched it because what I have works well.

[jaredsparks]

So I retrieved the spindle drive fault history. The error that I keep getting is an ERR 14 POWER BUS. I'm not sure what to do now. I'm told I need check the dc bus but I'm not 100% sure what the voltage should be or where to check it. I'm also told I need to check to see if spindle drive parameters have been lost but I also don't know what that means.

[pguertin]

Hi folks, I have de same problem with a Sabre 1000 (Conv. Servo failed, and system failed 4000f). My problem begin with a power supply problem. I'd changed it and after that I had a RT Board failure led on bridge board at boot and CNC.EXE error. after a lot of reading, I found that I lost my bios setting on the RT board then I change both battery (WS and RT). I have hardware to go in RT bios. at the beginning I had some problem but almost are solve, exept the Conv. Servo error. I realy suppose that is a Bios setting that is wrong, but wich one??? Because everything ran well before

My Bios is Award Modular Bios v4.51PG

Maybe somebody can help me on That???

Thank you
Phil