Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OFF-TOPIC: Nikon LS-2000 SCSI problems with Windows PC
From: Pasvorn Boonmark <boonmark@juniper.net>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 14:31:20 -0700
References: <200105012045.f41Kjp106007@riker.skynet.be>

The only think I can think of is the SCSI ID for the scanner
might be the same as a device on the Window PC.

You might want to check that out.

On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 10:45:52PM +0200, Pascal wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> sorry for this off-topic question, but I do have a rather nasty issue 
> with the Nikon LS-2000. Whereas the scanner has worked fine on my Mac 
> PowerBook G3 with a SCSI Ultra Cardbus card from Ratoc, the same 
> combination refuses to work on a Windows laptop.
> 
> In fact, the Ratoc Cardbus SCSI card works fine as it is recognized by 
> Win 2000 (Ratoc driver installed) and works well with the Iomega Jaz 2 GB 
> on the same SCSI chain. The LS-2000 driver from Nikon has been installed 
> as well and the scanner is recognized by Win 2000. But the Nikon Scan 2.5 
> soft refuses to see the scanner and gives me an error message that there 
> was no scanner found!
> 
> The same setup works flawlessly with the Mac portable and, in the case of 
> the Windows laptop, the Iomega Jaz works well via SCSI. So it seems the 
> problem is not due to the Ratoc SCSI card but rather to the Nikon soft or 
> something.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas as to how to proceed? I couldn't find any 
> specific information on the Nikon European web pages as they only talk 
> about Adaptec SCSI cards and nothing else in the way of SCSI.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Pascal
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