vicentillo29 0 Posted October 15, 2010 hi guys i been having this problem since i bought my new desktop computer it is a dell 745 and sometimes when im working in signblazer it just freezzes after a cut "lets say a have a tree color graphic to cut" and just after the first color i try to cut the next color and it wont let me cut it and sign blazer stop responding i have xp pro dual core cpu signblazer elements.....and i have to restart my computer i cannot even close the program in task manager .can someone help this men please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay2703 704 Posted October 15, 2010 Are you using USB connection. If you are, next thime try unplugging the USB cable to unfreeze it. Sounds like a communication issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicentillo29 0 Posted October 16, 2010 thanks for the suggestion ..yes im using usb i will try it next time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBSAutosports 0 Posted December 14, 2010 Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue but I just got my cutter. I tried unplugging and plugging the cutter back in and got nothing. I have my USB on hardware flow control as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted December 15, 2010 go serial! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KBSAutosports 0 Posted December 15, 2010 I actually figured it out last night, I scraped some paint off the stand and ran another ground wire straight to the house ground and then ran another ground wire from the stand to the top and bottom of the cutter. I used my volt meter and made sure it had a good ground. Sure enough, the static was causing it all to mess up. The program would "freeze" but as soon as I unplugged the USB cable the computer would start working again. In my opinion its all a static problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinhead_54 0 Posted December 20, 2010 It's hard to go serial nowadays because most of the new computers just have usb ports. When mine freezes I just unplug the usb and start all over. Have lost a lot of vinyl because of freezing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodger 527 Posted December 20, 2010 easy & cheap to buy an older computer with serial connection & dedicate it to the cutter . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrMcStewey 0 Posted December 21, 2010 I had mega freezing issues. I bought an express card to serial for my computer, and have not had an issue since. Best $20 I have ever spent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfought 120 Posted December 21, 2010 go serial! what drivers i tried the ftdi drivers and i tried to reinstall SB all with no luck. i downloaded some drivers about 2 years ago for my laptop and it works fine but now i need to mive the cutter to my desktop and cannot get it to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrMcStewey 0 Posted December 21, 2010 Have you adjusted your settings in your control panel to hardware controlled? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
momoftwins 0 Posted January 7, 2011 I had mega freezing issues. I bought an express card to serial for my computer, and have not had an issue since. Best $20 I have ever spent! So is this something you need installed into your computer or is it a plug-in device? I bought a new PC to dedicate to the new cutter but still have some freezing issues. But the new PC has no serial! So I would like to see if that plug-in would take care of my problem. Another problem I have on the new PC, but not on my laptop, - when I click on Text Dialog to EDIT a text, the program freezes. Basically I can't edit text on the PC - I have to delete and start over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay2703 704 Posted January 7, 2011 go serial! what drivers i tried the ftdi drivers and i tried to reinstall SB all with no luck. i downloaded some drivers about 2 years ago for my laptop and it works fine but now i need to mive the cutter to my desktop and cannot get it to work. Serial doesn't require a driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites