Brad Davis wrote:
I intentionally left out one datum that supports a mobo problem. His
sound
system is not working correctly, it isn't stereo, he only has one
channel
It's dead tedious trying to pin these things down, but those 3.5mm stereo
jack sockets are awful things - it's easy to lose
You didn't mention what he is scanning... transmissive or reflective.
If he is scanning something like a satin finish semi-glossy photo, I
have seen some scanners pick up sparkles or dots or shadows with
certain irregular surfaces. It does look like noise. Also, does he have
the scanner software
One more thought... you said this guy was an electrician?
Could it be possible he wired his own house?
Bad grounding, dirty power due to bad connections at the outlets,
unbalanced circuit box, interference pick up due to incorrectly wired
outlet (polarization mixed up?).
I know this sounds a
It's not moire, is it? What is he scanning?
Have him try a different scanning program - free trial of Vuescan. He can
perhaps narrow it down to a hardware vs. a software problem.
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Maris
Brad Davis wrote:
Hi,
My electrician discovered that I know a little about
Brad Davis wrote:
I wouldn't expect the interface to put in such an even (if random)
dot pattern. I have no idea how XP might be at fault, but the one thing
that would seem to be common is the XP driver for USB(12).
No such problems here with XP USB2 and scanners or anything else. If he's
Tony,
You've given me the other answer that I had come up with (and the one I was
hoping was wrong). First, he is now running USB2 from an add on board in a
PCI slot, so it seems unlikely that the problem is the hardware interface -
although, as you say, there are some situations where the
