Seems to me that there is a dongle for the software, another dongle for the Amaya...you have to have 2 dongles to run both...so I'd check that dongle again you didn't take! Sunrise Graphics 116 Main St Claremont, NH 03743 603-543-1324 fax 603-543-9902 www.sunrisegraphics.org signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Feb 27, 2006, at 5:45 PM, Barbara Hazelrig-Mirsky wrote: > I purchased a used Amaya. It has not been used for at least two > months now. It took a while to convince the previous owner that the > dongle belongs with the software, not the computer. I finally got > brave enough to connect the machine. I resolved some issues with > the computer and decided to use an older computer with the OS > only. Its 384 MB Ram, 30GB hard drive, Windows XP and a Pentium 4 > processor. Ethernet has to be handled through a USB adapter > because the computer doesn't have an ethernet connection built > in. So far, no problems with the Amaya OS. Turned the machine on > and the standard start up stuff - laser and status lights. the > status light goes from green to red. Software apparently works. > Machine apparently works. But the software and= > the machine do not know the other exists. I purchased a new Melco > ethernet cable and the machines still haven't been introduced. Can > someone point me in the right direction to look for the cure? The > Operator's tool kit is > on back order -- won't arrive until after St. Patty's day. As > time permits I will look back through the postings to learn as much > as I can. I want to make sure the machine is running before I > spend the money to transfer the license on the OS software or > decide to sell it and buy a new one - might be less expensive after > all. :-) Thank you! > > >