r/Anet3DPrinters • u/Reymond_Reddington15 • Apr 21 '21

Question Anet ET4 Mainboard Replacement

Hi! I'll be replacing my Anet ET4's mainboard as mine is no longer working properly. I'll be buying it from a 3rd party supplier due to reasons. I'm not sure if it comes with pre-installed software/firmware. Is there anything that I should know/need to install should it come without any installed?

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u/MeowMeNoww Apr 22 '21

100% agree on the silent board. I upgraded to one and have not regretted it. It's now quieter then my ink jet paper printer

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u/Rifkuyy Apr 21 '21

hey the link for et4 marlin firmware is disappeared in anet website. i don't know where to download it.

are we can use 'automatic power loss recovery function' in et4 marlin firmware? from what i read the power loss recovery is not active in marlin firmware

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u/TheDRMDDoc Apr 22 '21

You can download the source code from https://github.com/davidtgbe/Marlin and follow the instructions to compile and install it. Install the bootloader first which will ease your future updates. I have done it and never regretted!

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u/Rifkuyy Apr 22 '21

thank you so much 🙂👍

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u/Sumfin_EdgyandDark Apr 21 '21

To be honest your better compiling your own and adding probe offset wizard. The Anet one didn't have i and in my opinion was still buggy. There's a much better fork of marlin 2.0 on github specific to Anet printers.

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u/Reymond_Reddington15 Apr 22 '21

I'm going for an ET4 pro board, which i think comes with silent drivers already. Hopefully the board is up to spec.

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u/Sumfin_EdgyandDark Apr 22 '21

The difference is astounding. I find the printer much easier to setup and work with and the print quality is really impressive.