Thanks, but the 2940 wouldn't work for me. Both of my SCSI2 scanners
are 25 pin. I think a 2940 can drive a 25 pin device but (IIRC) would
require an expensive adapter cable. I think there are drivers available
now for the two cards I have.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/10/2014 6:06 PM, Bart Wientjes wrote:
> You can hardly go wrong with a 2940. They are classics and can be had dirt
> cheap. I Have a few, scattered around current and retro systems.
> Good luck getting your gear up and running again.
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:56 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I was just visiting Adaptec's site and found Win7 drivers for the 2940
>> family (50 pins) and a couple 25 pin adapters (2902 and 2906 and maybe
>> more). I think maybe mine is a 2906. I'll have to dig it up and check
>> it. That's great news.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 4/10/2014 5:43 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> 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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