Nikon LS-2000 and LS-30 and Windows 7
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From: Andrew Toms on 7 Apr 2010 21:58 Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge. I am so close I can taste it, but not there yet. We have; Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit 2GB RAM Nikon LS-2000 Adaptec 2490U/UW (I am not sure how to tell which is which) -has a HD68F socket on the back plate ASPI 4.7 correctly (I think) installed So far; The SCSI card "sees" and identifies the scanner when the PC boots up When I open the NikonScan (v3.1.2) s/w, it no longer gives a "device not found" error. BUT -when I open NikonScan, the splash screen never goes away -it just 'hangs' at this point. Thoughts and suggestions welcomed. > > Martin wrote: > > Barry, > > first at all thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm trying to install a coolscan III under Windows 7, but when i run the Nikon Scan the program doesn't find the device (the scanner) I'm trying with a Tekram DC-395 U card. I want to know which driver are you using for the coolscan III scanner. > > Thanks in advance for your reply. > > > --- > > frmsrcurl:http://compgroups.net/comp.periphs.scanners/Nikon-LS-2000-and-LS-30-a...
From: Barry Watzman on 8 Apr 2010 10:43 The 68-pin socket on the back of your 2940 means it's an "ultra-wide" variant (2940UW; UW = Ultra Wide). This is not the preferred card for a Nikon scanner, although it can be made to work with the right cable, termination and configuration. The 2940U/2940AU (narrow cards with a 50-pin connector on the back) are really preferred. You can usually find these on E-Bay for $5 or less (sometimes for $1) plus about $5 more for shipping. You may have a bad or wrong cable. The fact that you are connecting a 50-pin (narrow) device to a 68-pin (wide) SCSI card introduces a lot of variables would simply go away if you had the narrow version of the card. Given that the cost is so low, I'd be inclined to replace the card unless you get it resolved. [In particular, the "wide" scsi bus has lines that do not connect to anything/anywhere, but which may still need to be terminated.] It's also possible that the scanner itself is defective. Does it pass it's power on self-test? Andrew Toms wrote: > Thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge. I am so close I can > taste it, but not there yet. > > We have; > Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit > 2GB RAM > Nikon LS-2000 > Adaptec 2490U/UW (I am not sure how to tell which is which) -has a > HD68F socket on the back plate > ASPI 4.7 correctly (I think) installed > So far; > The SCSI card "sees" and identifies the scanner when the PC boots up > When I open the NikonScan (v3.1.2) s/w, it no longer gives a "device > not found" error. > > BUT -when I open NikonScan, the splash screen never goes away -it just > 'hangs' at this point. > > Thoughts and suggestions welcomed. > >> Martin wrote: >>> Barry, >>> first at all thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm trying to install a coolscan III under Windows 7, but when i run the Nikon Scan the program doesn't find the device (the scanner) I'm trying with a Tekram DC-395 U card. I want to know which driver are you using for the coolscan III scanner. >>> Thanks in advance for your reply. >>> --- >>> frmsrcurl:http://compgroups.net/comp.periphs.scanners/Nikon-LS-2000-and-LS-30-a... >
From: Andrew Toms on 9 Apr 2010 08:22 Thanks Barry, The Adaptec 2940UW card was free, so I thought I would give it a go (the scanner cost me $150 on Craigslist). The SCSI cable is brand new (StarTech HD68-to-HD50). Scanner appears to do its POST ok (steady green light, then slow blink 1/s, then fast blink ~5/s, then steady green again). It does not make any noise, and I cannot see a lamp illuminate anywhere (as opposed to flatbed scanners, which often do this?). This device is new to me, so I am not sure what it is "supposed" to do. No manual or instructions came with it. The Adaptec card appears to recognize the scanner -when the PC powers- up, the SCSI BIOS screen comes up, and it identifies a Nikon LS2000 scanner ID#2 -I took that to be a good sign. I did verify more closely that I have the right ASPI layer installed, the ASPICHK gives me back the correct versions (4.7 etc) that I have seen posted elsewhere. Willing to poke at it a bit more (and try a different card if they are that cheap) before giving up. On Apr 8, 10:43 am, Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOS...(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: > The 68-pin socket on the back of your 2940 means it's an "ultra-wide" > variant (2940UW; UW = Ultra Wide). This is not the preferred card for a > Nikon scanner, although it can be made to work with the right cable, > termination and configuration. The 2940U/2940AU (narrow cards with a > 50-pin connector on the back) are really preferred. You can usually > find these on E-Bay for $5 or less (sometimes for $1) plus about $5 more > for shipping. > > You may have a bad or wrong cable. The fact that you are connecting a > 50-pin (narrow) device to a 68-pin (wide) SCSI card introduces a lot of > variables would simply go away if you had the narrow version of the > card. Given that the cost is so low, I'd be inclined to replace the > card unless you get it resolved. [In particular, the "wide" scsi bus > has lines that do not connect to anything/anywhere, but which may still > need to be terminated.] > > It's also possible that the scanner itself is defective. Does it pass > it's power on self-test? >
From: Andrew Toms on 9 Apr 2010 09:25 UPDATE Things got much more interesting once I found and removed the transit lock screw on the underside of the unit (there is another one in the back panel). NikonScan still would not recognize the device. BUT -Hamrick VueScan DOES see it, and it runs. I got one fuzzy preview image from a slide, everything else is a fuzzy wash. I am suspecting the leadscrew drive might be jammed at end of travel (I can now see the LEDS illuminating the front edge of my slide, but it never "scans"). On Apr 9, 8:22 am, Andrew Toms <atoms...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Barry, > > The Adaptec 2940UW card was free, so I thought I would give it a go > (the scanner cost me $150 on Craigslist). > The SCSI cable is brand new (StarTech HD68-to-HD50). > Scanner appears to do its POST ok (steady green light, then slow blink > 1/s, then fast blink ~5/s, then steady green again). It does not make > any noise, and I cannot see a lamp illuminate anywhere (as opposed to > flatbed scanners, which often do this?). This device is new to me, so > I am not sure what it is "supposed" to do. No manual or instructions > came with it. > The Adaptec card appears to recognize the scanner -when the PC powers- > up, the SCSI BIOS screen comes up, and it identifies a Nikon LS2000 > scanner ID#2 -I took that to be a good sign. > I did verify more closely that I have the right ASPI layer installed, > the ASPICHK gives me back the correct versions (4.7 etc) that I have > seen posted elsewhere. > > Willing to poke at it a bit more (and try a different card if they are > that cheap) before giving up. >
From: Barry Watzman on 11 Apr 2010 22:17 WHOA !!! Re: "Scanner appears to do its POST ok (steady green light, then slow blink 1/s, then fast blink ~5/s, then steady green again). " YOUR SCANNER IS DEFECTIVE. PERIOD. If, during self-test, the scanner ***EVER*** blinks fast, even though it will stop, the scanner is defective. You can stop right now. The scanner itself is defective and needs service. And Nikon no longer services these scanners. Please contact me directly by E-Mail (Watzman(a)neo.rr.com) Andrew Toms wrote: > Thanks Barry, > > The Adaptec 2940UW card was free, so I thought I would give it a go > (the scanner cost me $150 on Craigslist). > The SCSI cable is brand new (StarTech HD68-to-HD50). > Scanner appears to do its POST ok (steady green light, then slow blink > 1/s, then fast blink ~5/s, then steady green again). It does not make > any noise, and I cannot see a lamp illuminate anywhere (as opposed to > flatbed scanners, which often do this?). This device is new to me, so > I am not sure what it is "supposed" to do. No manual or instructions > came with it. > The Adaptec card appears to recognize the scanner -when the PC powers- > up, the SCSI BIOS screen comes up, and it identifies a Nikon LS2000 > scanner ID#2 -I took that to be a good sign. > I did verify more closely that I have the right ASPI layer installed, > the ASPICHK gives me back the correct versions (4.7 etc) that I have > seen posted elsewhere. > > Willing to poke at it a bit more (and try a different card if they are > that cheap) before giving up. > > > > On Apr 8, 10:43 am, Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOS...(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: >> The 68-pin socket on the back of your 2940 means it's an "ultra-wide" >> variant (2940UW; UW = Ultra Wide). This is not the preferred card for a >> Nikon scanner, although it can be made to work with the right cable, >> termination and configuration. The 2940U/2940AU (narrow cards with a >> 50-pin connector on the back) are really preferred. You can usually >> find these on E-Bay for $5 or less (sometimes for $1) plus about $5 more >> for shipping. >> >> You may have a bad or wrong cable. The fact that you are connecting a >> 50-pin (narrow) device to a 68-pin (wide) SCSI card introduces a lot of >> variables would simply go away if you had the narrow version of the >> card. Given that the cost is so low, I'd be inclined to replace the >> card unless you get it resolved. [In particular, the "wide" scsi bus >> has lines that do not connect to anything/anywhere, but which may still >> need to be terminated.] >> >> It's also possible that the scanner itself is defective. Does it pass >> it's power on self-test? >>
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