Hi Joseph there are a lot of Adaptec SCSI cards on the market and most of the PCI types are supported under XP.
Are you sure that your Scanner is terminated if it is the last device in the scsi chain and the adapter has termination set to on too or does it automatically (default) ? You should have an external Terminator plug or a switch on the scanner to set termination on. You can try installing the newest SCSI drivers from Adaptec for the *exact type* of your card and ASPI 4.7 you get them on www.adaptec.com. Some older SCSI scanners simply do not work under XP, like some Epson types, but there is still hope: look for the freeware "Easyscan", it works with some SCSI scanners where the supplied software does not. Worth trying.., it helped me with an old HP SCSI scanner under XP. This would be a good workaround. Otherwise, buy a USB one, it's not worth the hassle. greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:59 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Semi OT: Need PC Help Again (a bit long) >> >> >>I need to call again on my computer support team. You guys >>know who you are -- the ones who held my hand while I >>installed Windows XP. >> >>Everything is connected and working fine, except for my >>Nikon LS-2000 scanner. It is an older one that connects by a >>SCSI card. In Windows 98SE the scanner and its connection >>worked fine. >> >>In XP, Windows recognizes the SCSI card and says it is >>working properly. I connected the scanner to it and booted >>up. Windows reported new hardware (i.e., it detected the >>scanner), and asked for its software. Here the problems >>began. Both the current and an older version of Nikon Scan >>install okay, but cannot detect the scanner. Windows can >>"see" the scanner and says that it is working okay. >> >>I got the scanner second-hand. It came without the original >>SCSI card, by Adaptec. I got a SIIG card, which, as I >>mentioned, worked just fine. >> >>I have contacted technical help at both SIIG and Nikon. SIIG >>has not yet answered. Nikon answered late today. The first >>thing Nikon said is that XP does not support SCSI >>connections. Huh??!! Is this so? Then Nikon said it should >>work okay anyway, but I need the Adaptec SCSI card and >>something called "ASPI Layer 4.70." Then it should work. >> >>I am reluctant to shell out the money for a different card >>unless I can be certain that the combination will work. Does >>anyone know anything about ASPI Layer 4.70, or have any >>other thoughts about getting the scanner working? Would the >>lack of ASPI Layer 4.70 be the reason why the Nikon Scan >>software cannot "see" the scanner? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Joe >> >>
