Re: Windows 2K and Adaptec

["JL" <upcountry@goldrush.com>]

<x-charset Windows-1252>I'm not at all sure that Adaptec or the OS are the sole problem sources. I
have tried 2 new computers with Asus motherboards and Via Apollo chipsets -
one with an AMD Athlon 850, the other with a Pentium III 800, both running
Win 98SE. I have had extreme frustration with both when trying to use a
combination of IDE drives, USB printers and flatbed scanner, and SCSI film
scanner and CD-RW writer. I have tried 2 SCSI cards - Tekram and Adaptec,
both having problems of one kind or another. I have reluctantly decided that
this combination of USB and SCSI with Via chipsets is a significant source
of problems to which there doesn't seem to be a complete answer. I also have
an older Pentium Pro IBM computer with an Intel chipset and WIN 98SE which
has no problems handling the same IDE/USB/SCSI equipment.

BTW, one happy result is that my Epsons 1160 and EX printers run very well
via USB on all the systems.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Keller" <m.w.keller@verizon.net>
To: "Epson-Inkjet" <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 6:00 PM
Subject: OT: Windows 2K and Adaptec


> Since we recently were discussing CD creation on this list, and it has a
> wide range of users, I thought I'd indulge myself this question.
>
> A friend has told me that Windows 2000 Professional (not ME) is
incompatible
> with Adaptec stuff. Since installing, she has lost her scanners and CD
> writer. She's a professional computer geek<g>, so I don't _expect_
> user-error, but that's always possible. Anyone else on the list using
Win2K
> and Adaptec h/w-s/w with problems, or no problems? Or fixes?


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