# Bad gShield? X and Z axis not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [January 31, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491 "2016-01-31T21:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JamonAndreasen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamonAndreasen](https://community.inventables.com/u/JamonAndreasen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/1 "2016-01-31T21:04:06Z")
Finally got Easel to communicate with the X-carve, and I’m stuck at “Test your wiring”. The Y axis moves fine both directions, but the X and Z axis won’t move either direction. I’ve confirmed that everything is wired correctly. The gShield is seated fully in the Arduino. The Y-axis moves, but the X-axis and Z-axis won’t. During my testing, I swapped the Y-axis and X-axis wires on the gShield. The X-axis would then move. It has to be the gShield, right? ---
**Author:** ![JamonAndreasen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamonAndreasen](https://community.inventables.com/u/JamonAndreasen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/2 "2016-01-31T21:05:58Z")
> [@JamonAndreasen](#): > > Finally got Easel to communicate with the X-carve, and I’m stuck at “Test your wiring”. The Y axis moves fine both directions, but the X and Z axis won’t move either direction. I’ve confirmed that everything is wired correctly. The gShield is seated fully in the Arduino. The Y-axis moves, but the X-axis and Z-axis won’t. > > During my testing, I swapped the Y-axis and X-axis wires on the gShield. The X-axis would then move. > > It has to be the gShield, right? Also, I forgot to mention, I have tried turning the pots up. No luck there, either. ---
**Author:** ![LarryM](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/larrym/32/51450_2.png) [@LarryM](https://community.inventables.com/u/LarryM)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/3 "2016-01-31T22:44:48Z")
When you first power up your machine, are the blue LED and three green LEDs on, on the gShield? ---
**Author:** ![JamonAndreasen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamonAndreasen](https://community.inventables.com/u/JamonAndreasen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/4 "2016-02-01T02:42:10Z")
Yes,they are. ---
**Author:** ![LarryM](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/larrym/32/51450_2.png) [@LarryM](https://community.inventables.com/u/LarryM)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/5 "2016-02-01T03:43:15Z")
It’s most likely the gShield. Very small possibility that it’s the Arduino. ---
**Author:** ![JamonAndreasen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamonAndreasen](https://community.inventables.com/u/JamonAndreasen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/6 "2016-02-01T13:32:40Z")
Thanks, LarryM, for confirming what I suspected. I’ve sent an email to support. We’ll see what they come back with. ---
**Author:** ![BrianTeachman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/brianteachman/32/67424_2.png) [@BrianTeachman](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianTeachman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/7 "2017-07-12T22:00:44Z")
What did you find out? ---
**Author:** ![JamonAndreasen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JamonAndreasen](https://community.inventables.com/u/JamonAndreasen)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/bad-gshield-x-and-z-axis-not-working/19491/8 "2017-07-13T11:04:30Z")
It was the gShield. They sent me a new one and it corrected the issue.