Hi Aleks, we are running LSM4.2 and the various macros FRET, Multi-Time etc.. without problem on our Fujitsu-Siemens, Windows XP system.
Cheers,
Brian Armstrong PhD
Manager, Light Microscopy Core
Beckman Research Institute
1450 East Duarte Rd
Duarte, CA 91010
626-256-4673 x62872
http://www.cityofhope.org/SharedResources/LightMicroscopy/LightMicroHome.htm
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From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mathieu Marchand
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:40 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: confocal PC
Aleks,
I am not aware of any problem with LSM3.2 on Windows XP. But we had a
problem with version LSM4.0 and 4.2 on both WinXP and Win2000 and we
had to downgrade to 3.2. Saving directly on a network drive was
extremely slow (20 times slower, which completely broke our workflow)
in both 4.0 and 4.2, while it has never been a problem with 3.2 and
older.
About your hardware problem, you should know that Fujitsu-Siemens does
not make their own motherboards or any component beside the case.
While checking a few different Zeiss systems I found that many
Fujitsu-Siemens motherboards are made by Taiwanese manufacturer Tyan.
You could try to find the exact same motherboard from them (check if
your defective motherboard has a Tyan motherboard reference, something
like S2665 or S2603).
It might be difficult to find 5 year old hardware today, but you could
get lucky.
Mat
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Mathieu Marchand
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Bio-Imaging Resource Center, The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue, box 209, New York, NY 10021
http://www.rockefeller.edu/bioimaging .
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On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Spurmanis, Aleks
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Our 5yr old confocal workstation PC (Siemens-Fujitsu R610 model) has
> recently bought the farm (my IT staff have diagnosed the problem as being
> isolated to either the CPU or the Motherboard). We were running a Zeiss LSM
> 510 meta RGB laser system on an Axiovert 200M stand off-waranty using
> version 3.2 LSM software in a Win 2K Pro OS. Our Zeiss service contact is
> telling me that the company will not support this old PC and we're currently
> waiting for their sales rep to supply a quote for a new worstation. I
> imagine that the new system would come with an XP OS. Are there any known
> compatability issues with 3.2 that I need to be wary of? We're also
> considering trying to source the required parts (CPU, MB) elsewhere and/or
> running the system from a Dell box that can be supported more effectively by
> my IT staff (they can source replacement parts more readily). I need to get
> this situation resolved ASAP in order to effect other badly needed repairs
> on our system in order to support some time-sensitive work for one of my
> researchers. Does anyone have a used CPU or MB for an R610 that they'd be
> willing to sell us? Also if anyone has had experience with setting up an
> LSM system on a Dell PC could you please share your experiences/insights
> with me? I've added my contact info below so that you can reply back to me
> off line.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Aleks Spurmanis
> Fluorescence Core Facility Manager
> National Research Council of Canada
> Institute for Nutrisciences and Health
> 550 University Avenue INH Building
> Room 324
> Charlottetown PE
> C1A 4P3
> tel: (902)- 566-7557
> fax: (902) - 367-7539
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
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