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I misread your original posting.
If it's not broken, don't try to fix it.
As I stated before, DeskScan would be extremely unlikely to work with the 4p
over a SCSI-USB converter of some sort. DeskScan is problematic enough all by
itself. Don't confuse it... Ben Myers
On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 18:19:08 -0500, mary wrote:
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>I am presently using it with DeskScan on my desktop and have no
>problems.
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>I know that the 4p does not have a usb port. I was hoping a could use
>a scsi to usb converter.
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>On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 19:20:33 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net
>(Ben Myers) wrote:
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>>I do not think that the 4p has a USB port. The only possible USB option would
>>be to use some sort of SCSI to USB converter. I doubt that would work simply
>>because HP's ScanJet software, flimsy as it is, would not know what to do when
>>confronted with a 4p attached via USB. The different versions of DeskScan are
>>often challenged to run properly with a scanner attached with the expected
>>interface.
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>>Re: SCSI... Don't be reluctant to use it under XP. As long as you have a PCI
>>SCSI card, no problem with driver support, etc. For all practical purposes,
>>this means an Adaptec 2900-series SCSI card with 50-pin narrow SCSI external
>>connector. If you already have one of these, you are good to go. If not, they
>>are cheap and easy to acquire. Using DeskScan software under XP may prove to be
>>a bigger challenge than getting the adapter and scanner installed and recognized
>>by XP... Ben Myers
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>>On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 13:55:55 -0500, mary wrote:
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>>>I have a HP scanjet 4P which is connected through a scsI card/cable
>>>(Adaptec). I am running XP Pro. I plan on getting a new computer and
>>>am wondering if it's possible to get a usb cable to connect it. I
>>>don't want to go through all the work to install a scsi board (if it's
>>>at all even possible).
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>>>Has anyone done this and is there such a usb cable available.
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