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From: Justin Goldberg on 24 Dec 2008 02:59
How on earth do I connect this scanner?

I see there are two ports on the back, and both say scsi. One looks
like a regular 68-pin scsi centronics-style connector and the other
fits a 25-pin parallel port connector, which I thought might be a pass-
through for a dual printer-scanner configuration, but then again, hp's
site says the scanner shuts down to prevent damage when connected to a
parallel port.


If I can't connect this easily, I do have some old ISA scsi cards from
the local computer junkyard I can use, and have to use an older
computer.
From: Surfer! on 24 Dec 2008 05:13
In message
<9c7a869b-9ad4-45eb-92e0-75223974c921(a)40g2000prx.googlegroups.com>,
Justin Goldberg <justgold79(a)gmail.com> writes
>How on earth do I connect this scanner?
>
>I see there are two ports on the back, and both say scsi. One looks
>like a regular 68-pin scsi centronics-style connector and the other
>fits a 25-pin parallel port connector, which I thought might be a pass-
>through for a dual printer-scanner configuration, but then again, hp's
>site says the scanner shuts down to prevent damage when connected to a
>parallel port.
>
>
>If I can't connect this easily, I do have some old ISA scsi cards from
>the local computer junkyard I can use, and have to use an older
>computer.

Is it really worth the effort when a good modern flat-bed scanner is
$100 or so? If you decide to go the old PC route, make sure the SCSI
cards are the right kind - AFAIK there are / were several slightly
different kind of SCSI connectors.

--
Surfer!
Email to: ramwater at uk2 dot net
From: TruthTeller on 24 Dec 2008 07:12
In <k7Gez9AusgUJFw5+(a)nevis-view.co.uk>, on 12/24/2008
at 10:13 AM, Surfer! <surfer(a)127.0.0.1> said:



>In message
><9c7a869b-9ad4-45eb-92e0-75223974c921(a)40g2000prx.googlegroups.com>,
>Justin Goldberg <justgold79(a)gmail.com> writes
>>How on earth do I connect this scanner?
>>
>>I see there are two ports on the back, and both say scsi. One looks
>>like a regular 68-pin scsi centronics-style connector and the other
>>fits a 25-pin parallel port connector, which I thought might be a pass-
>>through for a dual printer-scanner configuration, but then again, hp's
>>site says the scanner shuts down to prevent damage when connected to a
>>parallel port.
>>
>>
>>If I can't connect this easily, I do have some old ISA scsi cards from
>>the local computer junkyard I can use, and have to use an older
>>computer.

>Is it really worth the effort when a good modern flat-bed scanner is
>$100 or so?

It could be. I have a V500 and an old HP 4C. I have ten times the
trouble with V500. The old HP scanners are work horses. The new ones,
while better for a lot of things, are not as well engineered.



> If you decide to go the old PC route, make sure the SCSI
> cards are the right kind - AFAIK there are / were several slightly
>different kind of SCSI connectors.



From: Barry Watzman on 25 Dec 2008 02:31
Lots of companies used DB-25's for SCSI (and, unfortunately, there are
two different and incompatible standards for the pinout of the DB-25
when doing so). All you need is an appropriate cable, DB-25 at one end,
SCSI connector at the other end, and they DO exist, but they may be hard
to find and they may be expensive (as much as $25 to $50) if you buy
them new (conversely, on E-Bay, it's an obsolete item and it will be
relatively cheap .... IF you can find one ... but these cables tend to
be thick and heavy (e.g. shipping may cost more than the cable itself)).

[In fact, I have a bunch of such cables that were used with Nikon film
scanners and would gladly sell one fairly cheaply .... drop me an E-Mail
(Watzman(a)neo.rr.com)]


Justin Goldberg wrote:
> How on earth do I connect this scanner?
>
> I see there are two ports on the back, and both say scsi. One looks
> like a regular 68-pin scsi centronics-style connector and the other
> fits a 25-pin parallel port connector, which I thought might be a pass-
> through for a dual printer-scanner configuration, but then again, hp's
> site says the scanner shuts down to prevent damage when connected to a
> parallel port.
>
>
> If I can't connect this easily, I do have some old ISA scsi cards from
> the local computer junkyard I can use, and have to use an older
> computer.
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