On Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote:
> I purchased a (refurbished) Brother ADS-1700W portable scanner. It has two > USB ports on the rear: a micro-USB for the computer and a USB-A female port > for flashdrives. > > To test the scanner using my desktop I connected the scanner via the USB-A > port. The scanner would not turn on. (I've ordered a microsub to USB-3 > cable > which should be here tomorrow.) > > My question is whether the scanner wouldn't turn on because the computer > was > connected to the flashdrive port or if the scanner is defective and needs > to > be returned. I don't know enough to know if hardware could be highly > sensitive to the connecting port. > > How is it powered? I would test the power supply. If power is good, the thing should turn on with nothing connected. I would be very surprised if it refused to power on just because a computer was connected to its usb-a port, but it's easy to test, so you may as well. The amazon listing for this device indicates network capabilities, so there's no reason it shouldn't turn on with nothing connected. -wes
