well we have been doing some investigation, (my controller is usb not parallel fyi)

I think the axis board is buggered, the x axis works only for a few seconds then stops, but on the screen the marker thingy still moves. I have contacted the ebay seller as to how to resolve this as the etsop button also does nothing at all to either the x,y,z axis the spindle or the software.

Im thinking of buying a planet cnc mk3/4 board? but seems a bit extreme considering this is a brand new machine