Hi, I seem to have a problem connecting my 3D printer to my PC,

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so, restarted my laptop, went to device manager and the COM port still has the exclamation mark and the info says “this device cannot start”…

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Just out of curiosity, do you have the Arduino IDE installed? Sometimes installing that can help on Windows as it installs all needed drivers automatically.

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@Ax_Smith-Laffin yes i do.

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Unfortunately, that’s as much as I can help with this one, just stuff I’ve come across in the past. I run Linux most of the time, which supports IDE natively.

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Creating the port yourself will never work. First off, delete that port you manually created.
If it’s a ‘real’ port, it will show back up on it’s own anyway.

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Ok, deleted the port I made and still, when I connect my printer to both my desktop or laptop, still nothing pops up in device manager…:frowning:

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Random question, have you tried a different USB Cable?

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@Ax_Smith-Laffin yes. 3 different cables

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Does anything pop up in devices & printers under your regular printers? You should get an unknown device showing up there.

Have to solve that issue first for a USB COM port to show up in the device manager.

Not sure what else to suggest for you to try… other than a different printer. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Nope, nothing, I just think that it might be my motherboard on my printer, so I might just buy a new board and try that, or a raspberry pi 3.

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Do any other USB devices work on that computer? Limit yourself to testing USB 2.0 devices for a more useful test.

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Yes all other usb devices that I have tried, 3.0 and 2.0 have all worked on both computers.

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could it be that my USB portion of my motherboard is fried? and i just need to buy a new motherboard?
https://plus.google.com/photos/114561814969198265149/albums/6587394275882274561/6587394281267134066

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could it be that my USB portion of my motherboard might possibly be fried? and i might just need to get a new motherboard?

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https://plus.google.com/photos/114561814969198265149/albums/6587395304478175409/6587395304399618946

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Wait, actually I now don’t even think I have an Arduino Board… and I’ve been trying everything Arduino, drivers and all.

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I think I might have marlin, because my Board is a Anet v1 control board.

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@Jeff_Parish do you have any insight on this board or if I might just need to buy a new board?

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@sp1redgryphon_97 I use a custom board for my printers. No insight on your board other than Anet is an Arduino based board. Marlin is firmware and not a type of chip.

Could be that your board USB port is fried.

Are you looking for a new Anet board or another type of board?

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@Jeff_Parish right now if that is the case that my USB port is fried, I’ll be looking for a new anet board.