stealey1986 1 Posted July 10, 2015 hi, i have an old graphtec fc3100-120 cutter. it used to be connected to a very old mac that died. now i want to connect it to a newer pc, i have got signblazer elements, got the connecter cable and linked them up, set the cutter to HP-GL mode, but now a bit stuck, someone reccomended that i need a driver for the pc, is there any free ones i can get to see if it works? and is there any other things i might need to do? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stealey1986 1 Posted July 10, 2015 when i go into signblazer and try to do a cut on the graphtec it just starts cutting very small text or symbols down one side, so its connected but i have done something wrong? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,720 Posted July 10, 2015 welcome,, go to the Graphtec site User manual and driver is there. http://www.graphtecamerica.com/graphtec-america-support-downloads-cutting-plotters-discontinued-legacy-cutting-plotters-fc3100-series Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stealey1986 1 Posted July 10, 2015 when i click the link it says 404 page not found Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,720 Posted July 10, 2015 TRY THE 4200 SERIES..driver. A lot of these drivers work with other series. They are not dead links. Or contact Graphtec support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stealey1986 1 Posted July 10, 2015 ok i have downloaded the 4200 series, now to be a real pain, how do i install it haha. im new to all this and just trying to get the cutter operational thanks for all your help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,720 Posted July 10, 2015 extract all of the files ,, After that, Click the GDSET UP and RUN. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stealey1986 1 Posted July 10, 2015 your an absolute star, everything is working now i have that driver installd, thanks a lot 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,720 Posted July 10, 2015 your an absolute star, everything is working now i have that driver installd, thanks a lot Your welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prophit215 0 Posted July 21, 2020 @MZ SKEETER So here it is 2020 and I was the idiot stupid enough to buy a FC3100-100. I got the cable that goes from the left port to a USB into my laptop but I can't seem to find the right drivers anywhere. I tried installing the 4200 series like you guys said to do here but it won't finish installing because I'm running on windows 10. Is there any help out there for me or did I just make a stupid purchase? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,641 Posted July 21, 2020 Probably the easiest would be to buy an old cheap laptop that you can install Windows 7 or older on and use it as your cutting PC. Does the cutter have a serial port? If so, option 2 would be to buy a tripp lite usb-2-serial adapter and use the serial port. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
