on 8/20/03 7:58 PM, David Muller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've got a couple scanners that specify a factory installed > firewire port as a requirement. I'm using Unibrain 3 port in > S900, and had some brief success, until the new Minolta > scanner seems to think some other software is connected-- > unknown error, disengage other Dimage application-- > paraphrased. > > Tried moving card to top slot, and same problem. Anyone know > what to do, or a more reliable firewire card to use?
What OS are you running? You might check to see that you're running fairly up-to-date FW extensions. Otherwise, my guess would be the card (haven't heard of this model before). I've been using a VST FW/USB card with great success on my S900 in Slot #2. > For now I'm running scanner on laptop with built-in FW, but > even with larger CRT as parallel screen, the image calibration > is not good enough. Wondering if I can network with crossover > cable to get better work flow--needing to store 200MB files > from scanner on drive in S900. So far its burn a CD and reload. > Not familiar with simple networking, but also have G3/333 i-Mac > available with limited RAM (128 MB) if its screen can be used I networked my S900 to my son's iMac using a crossover cable and it worked great for backup/transfer. That was a year or two ago and I can't recall exactly how to set it up (as a network "newbie", I just tinkered around until it worked). Perhaps one of the other list members with more network experience could give you detailed instructions. > > This behavior is not limited to the Minolta. While FW burner > works well, external 911 80GB drive fails to show reliably on > S900, but does fine with ibook. Tried running FW troubleshooter, > but it closes at end of start-up. Had used HDST to format, and > wonder if Drive Setup would do better. I doubt it - HDST works very reliably for me. My guess is that you're experiencing PCI bandwidth issues with your card. The burner might not show it because of the limited throughput required, but transfers to/from your hard drives might. I originally purchased an Orange Micro FW/USB card which frustrated me for close to a year - was almost ready to give up on FW with the S900. Then I read a review of FireWire cards on "XLR8 Your Mac" and there was a marked difference in data throughput between different models, so I ended up purchasing the VST (which also has an power connector on it, figuring that maybe part of my problem was not enough power on the PCI bus). Bang! Now I'm able to export/capture digital video to/from my Sony Digital 8 camcorder, transfer data back and forth to an 80 GB OWC FW drive, and burn DVD's on my Pioneer DVD burner (in a FW case). The only caveat is that I can't capture digital video (FW) directly from my camcorder to the FW drive - it hard crashes the computer. My guess is the limited bandwidth of the S900 PCI bus (or timing issues), so for now my workflow is capturing video in smaller chunks to an internal SCSI drive, copying them over to the FW drive, and then editing/outputting from there. For the record, the USB part of the card works great as well. > Internal SCSI bus has fast SCSI connector our of order since > apparent static mishap. Am using 2940uw in slot3, and new > SIIG ATA 133 in slot 4, which works below 2940, but not above. > Have been plaqued with freeze-ups on SCSI copying between volumes > for some time, but new 160 GB on SIIG did a pretty good job > of unloading about 12 gigs of images from filled SCSI drives-- > 3 files of 500 were corrupted--as found by Norton. Have you been pressing your "CUDA" button after making these hardware additions? Sometimes pressing the CUDA button and zapping the PRAM solves the most mysterious hardware problems. Hope this helps - good luck! -- Gregg -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
