LaserSoft Imaging

[Adolphe]

I have get canoscan 2700 (from 1999) and silverfast (from 2003) ; all together they work very fine! (thousand slides are scanned with excellent quality)

Recently I have change my computer (old and out of service) for a laptop with only USB port !!

So I have bought a usb2Xchange adaptator from adaptec because canoscan work with scsi. All devices are recognized by XP but silverfast dont work (software from canon no more) : for these software there are not scanners pluged.

I have contacted Adaptec ; they say usb channel is not the same that scsi channel, and it is necessary for a scanner to do an adaptation of the software.

I think you have understood me.

What staff from Silverfast can do ? I think i am not the only one with this probl?me.


Adolphe

[LSI_Heidorn]

Dear Adolphe,
sadly Adaptec is right in what they are sayingt:
If you use a SCSI2USB or SCSI2Firewire Adapter the former SCSI device looks like a USB or Firewire device to the Computer.
And the Software ( original or SilverFast ) is looking on SCSI for the scanner, not on USB or Firewire.

Some Users reported success in using a Ratoc SCSI2Firewire Adapter, as this Adapter has a mode where it "simulates" a SCSI device.

Some SilverFast Versions just simply work with Raotc SCSI2Firewire Adapter even without the ( unstable ) SCSI Simulation, as SilveFast often also looks for scanners on the Firewire bus ( for example if there is a newer version of the SCSI Scanner with Firewire Interface ).

I also ported SilverFast to work via Ratoc SCSI2Firewire on Heidelberger Scanners...

We did not do any special things for the Canon 2700 as it is no current model anymore and existing Hardware works fine ( as you reported ).

Sooooo, that means:
I see a slight chance to make your Configuration work with a Firewire Card for your Notebook and a Ratoc SCSI2Firewire Adapter, but:

-In no way i would guarantee that this works
-It is somehow expensive just for trying out :-(

Maybe the safest way ist just to use your old PC for scanning OR to buy a new film scanner ?!?!


Greetings:

Nils Heidorn, R & D, LaserSoft Imaging AG