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scoob
03-18-04, 02:49 PM
Not entirely sure if this is an Imaging Device question or Mobo one, but seeing as its an imaging device I'm talking about - will post here.

i have a Nikon Coolscan III, which I still happen to think after 5 years is more than good enough for my requirements and therefore want to keep, but no longer can I plug it into my very old PC which had a SCSI motherboard (Asus P2B-S).

I now have an Asus K8V Deluxe, which has no SCSI. So the question is - is there any way of connecting the Coolscan to a PC which has no SCSI onboard .... I'm making a big presumption here that in recent times there is now a way to link (if at a performance loss) to SATA,PCI,USB2 somehow.

Anyone out there with a similar device who's solved the problem ?
L337 M33P
03-18-04, 02:59 PM
SCSI expansion card - if it's 5 years old then it could be a SCSI I or II connector - and good luck finding a PCI SCSI I card :-/
Midnight Dream
03-18-04, 04:23 PM
Look at
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/product/prodtechindex.html?sess=no&language=English+US&cat=%2FTechnology%2FSCSI

They have some PCI SCSI cards, and I do believe a PCI SCSI I card also.
scoob
03-18-04, 05:41 PM
Looks like the Coolscan III is SCSI 2 ... so life might not be too complicated - thanks for that adaptec site - great news.

Will go check for USB / PCI / Firewire to SCSI 2 type products.

Any input on whats best of those three is most welcome - not too sure about that I have to say (off to Google to try and find out).

Cheers.
Midnight Dream
03-18-04, 07:00 PM
Firewire is the best. Its the newest technology, and its the fastest of them all.
JoT
03-20-04, 05:24 PM
Originally posted by Midnight Dream
Firewire is the best. Its the newest technology, and its the fastest of them all.

Firewire is technically slower than USB2; I believe USB2 is newer, so it's not the best.

It doesn't really matter what format of the two you choose, because they're both really fast, and I doubt that drive will top out the speed of the bus.
Nero
03-20-04, 05:32 PM
Oddly enough, FW is *faster* for external hard drives.

Back to scoob's question. Any cheap PCI SCSI II card will do. You should be able to pick one up for less than $50.
scoob
03-21-04, 02:14 PM
Looks like the adaptec card here -
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/product/proddetail.html?sess=no&language=English+US&prodkey=AHA-2930CU&cat=%2fTechnology%2fSCSI%2fSCSI+Connections+for+PC s
which is a distressing 67 pounds sterling over here. Eeek.

Ah well, better than a new scanner :-)

Thanks folks.
scoob
03-22-04, 03:13 PM
Final decision after much checking of the adaptec site was actually a USB to SCSI adapter called USB2Xchange - which seems to be the most cost effective solution - expect it to arrive tomorrow after some searching of UK shops.
It plugs into USB 2.0 ports and offers the correct SCSI connector as far as I can see, so shoud be fine for my purposes.