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Conference noted::ibmpc-95

Title:	IBM PCs, clones, DOS, etc.
Notice:	Intro in 1-11, Windows stuff in NOTED::MSWINDOWS please
Moderator:	TARKIN::LINND

Created:	Mon Jan 02 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3023
Total number of notes:	28404

2986.0. "UMAX S-6E and Iomega SCSI card?" by TUXEDO::FRIDAY (DCE: The real world is distributed too.) Fri Apr 11 1997 10:29

    Last night I bought a UMAX S-6E scanner
    and attempted to get it running on Windows 95.
    
    It *almost* works.
    
    I installed the software first, as the instructions
    specified.
    
    Then (and here's where I might have shot myself in
    the foot) I decided to connect it to my existing
    SCSI adaptor, which is the one that Iomega sells
    for use with its ZIP drives.
    
    The scanner passes its tests.  Using the Adobe
    PhotoDeluxe software it shows the small preview of
    whatever's on thescanner bed just fine.
    
    However scanning fails.  The message I get is
    
    Unknown Error
    SCSI Command Fail
    Error Code 00000904h (000000000h)
    Check your SCSI card.
    
    If I set the resolution way down to 50 and select only
    a small portion of the source it scans and does not
    generate the error.  However, all I get is a window
    that's a mottled gray.
    
    Does anyone have any ideas?  Must I use the SCSI
    card that ships with the scanner, and if so, will
    it support my ZIP drive?
    
    Thanks in advance

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2986.1	You already have your answer .... it doesn't work.	BRITE::FYFE	Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.	`Fri Apr 11 1997 11:05`	21
	These are single purpose SCSI cards. They are not meant to be used for general purpose. Also, the S6E comes with two drivers; one specific for their controller, and one spec'd out for adaptec. I suspect the Iomega and UMAX cards have similar properties, but they are not the same. I suspect they handle very different transfer rates, which is likely just one of the problems you are experiencing. I just hope there is no conflict between the Iomega card and the UMAX card. or ... Go out and by a general purpose SCSI card and hook up both the Iomega and UMAX peripherals. Doug.
2986.2		STAR::BUDA	I am the NRA	`Fri Apr 11 1997 19:16`	7
	I have my scanner off an SC810 and it works without failure. I am sure it would also workoff of my 2940w, but have not tried it yet. I would suggest that you will have to dedicate the 'UMAX' scsi card to just the scanner... - mark
2986.3	It works, after updating sparrow.mpd	TUXEDO::FRIDAY	DCE: The real world is distributed too.	`Sun May 04 1997 18:13`	12
	Thought I'd post the latest info regarding this topic. I now have my S6E working successfully off of the SCSI card that iomega sells as the Zip Zoom card. This SCSI card is actually an Adaptec 1505 card, but it supports only external connections. If you want to do this you need to download the most recent sparrow.mpd from the Adaptec web site. And yes, you can include the Zip drive in the SCSI chain too.