Hi, I would say short of a reinstall of the OS, probably not. Of course try all the usuals like defrag/removing temp files etc. Andrew.=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of yusuf > Sent: 28 July 2004 11:46 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: SCSCI problem >=20 > Hi Andrew, Does this mean that theres nothing I can do about=20 > the stuttering > speech? > Yusuf > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:08 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: SCSCI problem >=20 >=20 > > Hi, > > Personally i feel it is just an issue with the OS slowing=20 > things down. > There should be no need to tweak settings like this - the=20 > hardware will > automatically find the correct settings for the device. =20 > Remember that quite > a lot of the processing on these cards is done by the system=20 > processor, and > I suspect this may be more so with the newer SCSI card to=20 > bring prices down > on the unit price. If you had a hardware conflict in the=20 > unit you would > know about it. > > > > Andrew. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of yusuf > > Sent: Wed 28/07/2004 10:10 > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: SCSCI problem > > > > Hi George, I had meant to but didn't because of the email=20 > responce I got > > from Kurzweil. But I think I will give them a ring today. > > > > There now they've had fair warning. Grin. > > Yusuf > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > > From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:44 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: SCSCI problem > > > > > > > Hi Yusef, > > > Have you been on to Sight & Sound's technical > > > support guys yet? > > > > > > George. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > > yusuf > > > > Sent: 27 July 2004 20:02 > > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Subject: [access-uk] SCSCI problem > > > > > > > > Hi all, I use a scanner which connects to my > > > laptop via a > > > > Adaptec PCMCI SCSCI card. Up until recently my > > > card was > > > > working properly. But then it started giving me > > > difficulties > > > > so i have had to replace it. Unfortunately my > > > new card is > > > > also giving me a problem. When I am scanning > > > using K1000 or > > > > Epson's own scanning software or even the > > > microsoft scanning > > > > wizard my speech stutters during the scanning > > > process. > > > > > > > > I have been told by someone at Kurzweil that the > > > problem is > > > > the interrupt settings for the adaptec 1460 > > > card. So I've > > > > been fiddling around to know effect. No matter > > > what interrupt > > > > setting I have be it 03 04 15 or 9 the speech > > > still stutters > > > > during scanning. When I say interupt setting I > > > am > > > > specifically referring to the IRQ settings to be > > > found in the > > > > resources tab of the properties dialogue of the > > > SCSCI card. > > > > > > > > I tried plugging in my old card (adaptec 1480) > > > to find out > > > > what interupt setting it had to find it was set > > > to 11. There > > > > isn't an 11 in the IRQ settings for my new > > > adaptec card. > > > > > > > > Furthermore the old card provides me with more > > > options in the > > > > combo box that includes IRQ. With the new card > > > (1460D) theres > > > > only two options I/O and IRQ WHERE AS WITH THE > > > OLD 1480 > > > > THERES A FURTHER MEMORY OPTION. > > > > > > > > Can anyone explain how SCSCI works, why these > > > two cards have > > > > different settings and how I can get the new > > > card to work so > > > > that my laptop's speech does not stutter whilst > > > scanning. > > > > > > > > The laptop is a compaq presario 1500 with 40 gB > > > hard drive, > > > > 256 MB of Ram, Pentium III 2.04 GHz processor, > > > with Windows > > > > XP and Window Eyes 4.5 Service Pac 3. > > > > > > > > The speech never stuttered before. > > > > > > > > I had a look on the adaptec site for any updated > > > drivers but > > > > there only appeared to be drivers for operating > > > systems that > > > > did not automatically install the drivers from > > > their own database. > > > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > Yusuf Osman. Owner of the trekker email list. 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