Re: Getting on board but which board?

["Michael Demyan" <mdemyan@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Guys:

I have the Epson 2450. On my Win98se system (P-3-800), I had to install a
Adaptec USB 2.0 card. Also had to download a driver from their web site for
Win98 - One did not come with the card. The scanner works great and fast
compared to USB 1.1. USB 2.0 and Firewire are about the same in speed. NOTE:
Win98se does not support Firewire ;(
(Win2000 will also support Firewire)

I also have the 2450 connected by Firewire to a WinME system (Athlon 900).
Both work fine. WinME will support Firewire, but don't try installing the
twain driver until you install the Firewire card.

I did this and had to contact Epson. They sent me a list of files to
manually remove after uninstalling the driver and before re-installation.

Mike Demyan



----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Wiseman" <nyebos@attbi.com>
To: <scan@leben.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: Getting on board but which board?


> Tom..
> I have an Epson 2450, am on W98 SE with a 750 PIII, and my system will NOT
> work with a FIREWIRE card or a USB 2 Card..Calls to Epson came back with
> "W98 does NOT support either FIREWIRE or USB2.0."..However, the scanner
> works FINE on USB 1.1..The only speed difference you would notice is data
> transfer to your hard drive, but NO DIFFERENCE in scanning speed....
>
> Eddie Wiseman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Messenger" <krist@thegrid.net>
> To: <scan@leben.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 12:10 AM
> Subject: Getting on board but which board?
>
>
> > 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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