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Re: [OM] SCSI2 scanners, was: using Nikon film scanners beyond XP

Subject: Re: [OM] SCSI2 scanners, was: using Nikon film scanners beyond XP
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:43:58 -0400
Hmmm.  Very interesting.  I haven't been on Adaptec's site for years but 
the last I looked there was nothing available for Win7 for any Adaptec 
SCSI device.  I'll have to do some checking.  Thanks.

Chuck Norcutt

On 4/10/2014 2:54 PM, Bart Wientjes wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
> I have an Adaptec 2940 of some type, I think the UW version. Win7 drives it
> with an Adaptec AIC-7870 driver (djsvs.sys).
> The Plextor CD-ROM player uses the same Microsoft driver (cdrom.sys) that
> is utilized for the sata DVD-RW drive. In short: nothing fancy at all :)
>
> Cheers,
> Bart
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the info.  I'll have to give it a try.  I have (IIRC) an
>> Adaptec 2905 plus another whose brand I can't recall.  But now I have to
>> ask... what are you using for a driver for the Plextor?
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 4/8/2014 8:50 AM, Bart Wientjes wrote:
>>> Hi Chuck,
>>>
>>> Windows 7 does not have any issues with SCSI adapters. In my Win7 pro
>>> machine is a Adaptec 2940-something card with a Plextor CD-ROM player
>>> attached. No issues at all.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Bart
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
>> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have two dedicated film scanners that have a SCSI2 interface.  I
>>>> considered running an old Win 2000 machine off the net to support both
>>>> the hardware and software.  But, with VueScan, just getting the hardware
>>>> operating would be enough.  I'm not even sure my Win7 machine can
>>>> support the SCSI2 card physically let alone with a Win200 era Adaptec
>>>> driver.  Is anyone here successfully using a SCSI2-USB conversion
>>>> interface?
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/8/2014 7:26 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>>>>> Good idea, after SP3 and about 5000 Windows updates it's probably
>> pretty
>>>>> solid by now.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...Wayne
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Works great, less filling. Although, I would suggest that for negs,
>>>>> Nikonscan
>>>>>> does a better job of nailing the gamma, as well as the frame alignment
>>>> on
>>>>>> strips of negs. I'm about to do an XP build with no Internet access
>> on a
>>>>>> computer at the house just to run NikonScan a little longer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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