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Not sure really! I was running two switches, three Art-Net Nodes, one Wi-Fi AP, one Stream Deck, and a local laptop networked in for running ZerOS Monitor. Vari-Lite email support could only offer the suggestion that it would have been due to an unstable network. There could be some mileage in that as my laptop did occasionally drop connection to ZerOS Monitor. Anyway, its all over and done with now, I never ran them in tracking, however was ready to rapidly connect in the backup ethernet cable if my primary desk crashed during a show, which it didn't (hooray!) Pic for prosperity - stuck at the back of the box behind the venue desks - main sound FOH, running audio feeds into venue mixer

Updated to 8.0.1 and used successfully without issue in three shows now.

I agree with kgallen, this is most likely a battery issue. The battery is what holds the date and time along with the showfile data, so once the desk loses power it loses those if no battery is present. The time then resets and counts up from zero when powered on each time. Are you getting a message on the external monitor saying 'Warning : CMOS Battery failure detected.'? Following kgallen's advice - without attempting to reinstall the Frog Software, try powering on with a fresh battery and let the desk load into the memories screen, then cut power and turn on again. You should find that if the battery has been installed correctly, the second restart shouldn't show the 'Desk ID <number> is invalid.' message. As far as I know with the dipswitches on the channel fader PCBs, they are only used to tell the desk software which board is which. However, it would be a good idea while you've got the desk open to check they are in the correct position anyway. I hope this helps.