Re: Getting on board but which board?

[Arthur Entlich <artistic-1@xxxxxxx>]

Does the scanner manufacturer indicate you can use firewire with a WIN 
98 operating system?  Most don't, apparently, since it isn't fully 
supported pre-WinME.  Some scanner manufacturers add extra drivers  to 
make this work, but not all.

That might make your choice very easy.  Chances are the scanner is not 
USB 2.0.  It is just coming on the scene, and you will almost definitely 
need a new card, since I don't believe many desktop systems yet include 
USB 2.0 on board.

USB 1.1 is slower than what most scanners can provide in data flow, but 
not horribly.

Art



Tom Messenger wrote:

> OK. Now I've got a scanner.
> 
> Based on information on this list, I bought a Microtek Scanmaker 6700 for
> my wife's birthday. She is taking classes in digital graphics and wanted
> one. I flipped a coin and bought the 6700.
> 
> 
> It comes with a USB cable as well as a FIREWIRE cable and FIREWIRE PCI
> card. Which one to use???
> 
> Questions, questions. 
> 
> I'm on a Wintel system, Win 98, and I'm not sure if it's USB 1.1 or 2.0.
> My guess is that I have USB 1.1 and that FIREWIRE will be much faster. 
> 
> Can anyone out there tell me how to verify this? 
> 
> First, how to tell if it's USB 1.1 or 2.0 and second, is FIREWIRE faster
> than USB 2.0?
> 
> I'm fine with popping the box open and loading in another card and drivers
> if need be. Just wondering if I need to.
> 
> THANKS!
> Tom Fool
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