[filmscanners] Re: Epson scanner drivers will not stay installed

["James L. Sims" <jlsims@knology.net>]

Laurie,

I almost always have only one scanner turned on.  I have each USB device
in its own port - Epson scanner, Epson printer, trackball, and
multi-card reader (that takes up two ports).  I have tried switching
ports (a suggestion made by Epson).  What's strange is that the only
device drivers that go away are the Epson scanner drivers.

Even stranger is that occasionally I have to install/uninstall the
scanner drivers several times before the scanner is recognized.  Another
anomaly is that the computer will often not power down after I use the
Epson Scanner.  The shutdown sequence seems to go normally but it will
not power down - screen goes dark, hard drives spool down, but the fans
and power light stay on.

Jim

LAURIE SOLOMON wrote:

>I have had problems trying to run two scanners off a SCSI card wherein one of 
>the scanners insisted that it be loaded first or else it would not load. 
>Others have said that they have run into a similar thing with a SCI card where 
>one of the scanners insisted on being given a specific ID assignment on the 
>SCSI card or on the card being put into a specifc slot on the motherboard.  
>Maybe a similar thing is taking place where the two scanner drivers are in 
>conflict due to the way they load.  If one keeps the Polaroid turned off, doe 
>the Epson continue to lose its driver recognition?  It might also be a 
>conflict between the other USB devices and the scanner.  I assume that all the 
>USB devices are plugged into their own ports on the motherboard or they are 
>all plugged into a powered hub.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of James L. Sims
>Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 7:35 PM
>To: laurie@advancenet.net
>Subject: [filmscanners] Epson scanner drivers will not stay installed
>
>I am having a problem with my computer dropping a driver. I have a
>Polaroid SprintScan 120 film scanner (firewire interface) and an Epson 1650 
>scanner (USB interface.  In addition, I have a multi-card reader and a 
>trackball that also have USB interfaces.  My problem is that I have to 
>reinstall the drivers for the Epson scanner almost every time I use it. My 
>operating system is Windows 2000.
>
>Has anyone experienced this problem?  The Epson scanner also has a SCSI 
>interface.  Maybe using it would help.  I haven't done that because the 
>scanner has a 50-pin connector and my Adaptec SCSI card has a 25-pin connector 
>- I guess there's such a thing as an adapter.
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Jim Sims
>
>
>
>

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