[access-uk] Re: SCSCI problem

  • From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:16:47 +0100

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

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> 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
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> 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
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> > 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. To
> > > subscribe
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> > > >
> > > > trekker-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
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