I would guess it could be a RAM issue too. But it might be a prob with the HP software also. It seems the slowdown occurs as the PC "processes" the data that was scanned. I dunno for sure, but this could mean that the software is designed to process 1/3rd of the data scanned, and then start doing another function with it - while still processing the remainder of the data - hence a slowdown since it's doing 2 things at once. I did a quick Google of the prob and did see one mention by HP that increasing RAM won't necessarily improve scanning speed. Check the software for settings that might tweak the speed. Such as maybe something like disabling some features you don't need, like OCR, or lower the image quality, or such. It might be trying to "OCR read" text while it's still processing some of the data. Actually, even your processor speed might be part of the slowdown - being unable to handle the software doing more than one action on the data at a time.
I don't understand how the scanner works with your network setup? Is the scanner plugged directly into your PC (USB I'm assuming). If not, could you try doing that just to eliminate the possibility of the remote server being the problem? Good luck, Donk On 6/27/2011 2:43 PM, Tom M. wrote: > This is a pretty weird thing. I have a bit of common sense and this just > doesn't seem to make any, common or otherwise. > > I'm using WinXP Pro and exporer is my browser. The scanner is an HP Scanjet > N8460. This is a work computer. I work for the FedGov. I'm hooked to a > network with the server about 100 miles away so the computer, more like the > web, can be somewhat slow. > > Now for example, I scan in 100 pages. It scans very fast, about a page a > second. When it asks and I direct it to process and save these pages, it > goes really quick through about 30 or so pages, slows down then to doing one > page every 20 or 25 seconds, and then when it gets to about the 65th page or > so, it speeds up to not quite the speed it did the first 30 or so but much > quicker then 20 seconds each. > > Now, if I cut the number in half to about 50 pages, it does the same thing > in percentage. Reads 50, processes about 16 or 18, slows again to about 20 > seconds a page and speeds up again at about page 40. > > The funny/weird thing is percentage wise. My IT guy says it is the RAM, > that it process what it can handle quickly and slows because it can't get > anymore into the memory. I could believe that if it didn't do it percentage > wise. I think if that was the problem it would do the same number before it > slowed, not percentage. > > Hope this isn't too confusing. > > Thanks > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
