RE: Epson 1680 SCSI Problem

["Jim Allen" <JAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Byard,

Thanks for the thoughts.  I tried every setup I could think of.  The
simplest, and one that I had hoped would work, was to only have the Epson
1680 scanner connected.  It has a switch in the back that you set for
termination on or off.  Since it was the only device in the chain, I had it
on.  That gave the same results.  I even tried putting the problem Epson
scanner in the middle of the chain.  Same problem.  Hence, although I cannot
be sure, it does not seem that it is a termination problem.  It is a very
strange problem.  Any other thoughts?

Jim

Are you sure that only the first and last devices on the chain are
terminated?

I think Adaptec supplies a terminated cable, so the card is
terminated...therefore, you need only terminate the last device on the
chain, and shouldn't terminate anything between the card and the last
device.

Just to make things even happier...some terminators won't work with some
devices...oh, joy...so you could try a different terminator.

Scanners, in general, seem to do better as the last device on the chain, so
perhaps reconfiguring the chain would help.

And, be sure of your SCSI ID numbers...as you probably know, it isn't the ID
number but the position in the chain that determines first and last device.



on 03/05/2002 05:38 PM, Jim Allen at JAllen@NortechVentures.com wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I have an Epson 1680  Therefore, I decided to go to
> SCSI connection.  I already had a SCSI card (Adaptec 2903B)  that I had
been
> using with a Nikon LS-2000 with no problem
>
> When I connected the 1680, powered it up, and started Windows, it would
hang
> on the opening screen.  Finally, I found on my own that if I turned the
1680
at the
> point it hung that Windows would continue starting.  If I then turned on
the
> Epson it was recognized and I could install the appropriate drivers.
>
> Every time I restart windows, it hangs if the 1680 is on.  If I then turn
it
> off and let it make it past that point in loading Windows before turning
it
> on again it is OK.  (If I wait too long before turning the 1680 on, then
it
> is not recognized as being available.)

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