help needed with breakout board

[terry1956]

hi chaps. just unpacked a second hand machine which I saw working ok. wired it up and the motors are not turning.
the PC is running windows XP and mach3 all ok. there is a power supply that's working ok and three motor controllers that show green leds. between the PC and motor controllers is a USB breakout board and this is showing a red LED. now I am not show if the breakout board is at fault as I don't know how to check it or what make it is.
so can anyone please let me know how to check the board, is the red LED a sign of bad or good news ? what make is the board ?
what do I need to do to make this work ??

[John S]

Not the best picture in the world but that looks like a parallel port connection at the bottom and not USB

[Neale]

Could it be a one of these?

[terry1956]

just maybe the one, thanks

[terry1956]

hi, its USB. you can see the port bottom left hand side

[Clive S]

hi, its USB. you can see the port bottom left hand side

It looks like that is the power supply for it from the USB

[Neale]

Looks like the one in my mk1 control box, but someone has butchered the terminal blocks down one side... Yes, USB for power only; signals via parallel port.

[magicniner]

If it was USB comms you'd have to install and configure a plugin.

[cropwell]

is the red LED a sign of bad or good news ?

At least it means it has power to it

[magicniner]

At least it means it has power to it

The LED?
;-)