On Sun, 01 Jul 2001 15:28:32 -0500 Stan Schwartz (snsok@swbell.net)
wrote:
>
> I can rarely finish a batch scan at full resolution without my system
> either
> freezing, rebooting itself or getting a message that there has been a
> problem with the SCSI bus. The most common of these three is a freeze.
> This
> behavior occurs most frequently with Polaroid's Insight software but
> also
> may occur with VueScan.
>
> I can scan single slides OK unless I try to use the computer during
> scanning
> in some other application. I have to just leave it alone during
> scanning.
>
> Anyone else have problems like this? Any solutions?
My guess, from the symptoms : either you have no SCSI terminator/defective
terminator fitted, or you have the SCSI card configured for synchronous
operation. All filmscanners I have come across require asynchronous mode.
Regards
Tony Sleep
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