RE: SCSI Scanner on Win 2K??

[Chip Louie <chip@thelouie.org>]

Hi Rafe,

If the scanner is recognized it should work O.K., why mess with it?  I know,
you're like me, because you can!  Here is some info to get you started.

Adapetc's web site specifically states that no versions of their EZ-SCSI
software should be installed under Win2K.  As for ASPI drivers the Advansys
922 may have an Adaptec ASIC chip and may prefer the Adaptec drivers.

You'll need to look for later drivers from Polaroid for these.  I won't hurt
to install the latest Win2K Adaptec drivers except for the time needed to
download and install them.  Is the Advansys card does not have an Adaptec
SCSI chip the Adaptec drivers won't recognize the card and won't install
themselves.  Look here for the Win2K drivers for Adaptec SCSI :
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppbyproduct.html?cat=/Technology/
SCSI+Host+Adapters&fromPage=driverindex  I don't know what chipset family
you have but it is marked on the Adaptec ASIC chip clearly if it is an
Adaptec based card.


Advansys also has drivers, look here for the latest drivers from them:
http://www.connectcom.net/downloads/index.html  I don't know what model SCSI
card you have but you can easily identify the card by looking at the board
and looking for the markings or on the large IC on the board.  Sometimes the
marks are on the back or on a sticker.


Regards,

Chip Louie


>
> Anything I should know about running an old
> SCSI scanner under Win 2K????
>
> More specifically, a Polaroid SprintScan 35+ ?
>
> Insight (4.5, with "upgrade") seems to want
> a file wnaspi32.dll -- but I get strong hints
> that the usual "EZ-SCSI" stuff shouldn't be
> be installed on Win 2K.
>
> The old TWAIN backend (direct) driver reports
> "Windows Support for SCSI was not found..."
>
> Oddly enough, both the scanner itself and
> the Advansys SCSI card show up properly in
> Device Manager, with no errors.  (Advansys 922
> is the PCI board that came with the scanner.)
> The SCSI BIOS properly identifies the
> Polaroid scanner during boot time.
>
> FWIW, Epson 1640SU Photo and Nikon LS-8000
> installed under Win2K without a hitch.
>
>
> rafe b.
>
>
>

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