scanjet 6100c needs a scsi

<wetpaperbag.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>i would love to use my old scanjet 6100c scanner on my new computer
> (running xp home) but i dont have a scsi card in the machine. getting a
> little crosseyed at all the scsi options out there. just looking for
> the basics. help?
>
I think I used a USB to SCSI converter to hook up a scanner when one of my
clients got a new computer. Worked like a charm.
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I believe that scanner uses a 50-pin SCSI connection. An Adaptec
2910 has the required external port.

If the connection is 25-pin, get an Adaptec 2906.

<wetpaperbag RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message news:1139692338.654340.234610@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> i would love to use my old scanjet 6100c scanner on my new computer
> (running xp home) but i dont have a scsi card in the machine. getting a
> little crosseyed at all the scsi options out there. just looking for
> the basics. help?
>
 >> Stay informed about: scanjet 6100c needs a scsi 

"Matt" <m.t.day.ZZZ.TakeThisOut@ntlworld.com.ZZZ> wrote in message news:GVsHf.28331$Fy4.2883@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>
> On 11 Feb 2006 13:12:18 -0800, "wetpaperbag@gmail.com"
> <wetpaperbag.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >i would love to use my old scanjet 6100c scanner on my new computer
> >(running xp home) but i dont have a scsi card in the machine. getting a
> >little crosseyed at all the scsi options out there. just looking for
> >the basics. help?
>
> Last SCSI I used with something like that was an Adaptec 2940, picked
> up cheap from the "junk table" at a computer fair - any with the right
> connector should work, and the card does not need to have boot support
> in BIOS.
>
> You want an ULTRA (50 pin micro-D) and not an Ultra/Wide (68 pin).
>
> Non-ultra would be ok too, but they tend to use the older connector
> standard.
>
> I'd be inclined to risk EBAY, as retail SCSI cards seem to have taken
> the high ground and you don't need a stonkingly expensive card to run
> a scanner.

Good advice all around. A 2940 (or any of its variants,
2940U/AU/etc) would be overkill, since you don't need
hard drive boot capability from the card. A 2910/2910C
is less expensive and gives the exact same functionality
with a scanner.
 >> Stay informed about: scanjet 6100c needs a scsi 

The 2906 or the 2910 are still be produced, only SCSI3 variants of the
2940 are being made. The 2930 is also an alternative.These are all
fairly universal. Scanners can be fussy, I'd check to see what HP
recommends.

Tom
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