SCSI Host Adaptor vs. XP-Pro

[Kraut]

I hope this is the right NG.....

Anyone know if the ADAPTEC AHA-2940AU PCI-to-UltraSCSI Host adaptor already
has drivers for it in XP?

What about the geriatric ZIP-ZOOM card???

(Yeah, I still have an old ZIP100 SCSI + a SCSI scanner). I want to
interface them (hopefully) via the Adaptec.

The adaptex performed flawlessly in 95/98/98SE/NT4. I'm getting a new XP-Pro
powered machine here shortly.

Thank you in advance

 

[Peter]

Hi,

You should check from the adaptec.com for the XP drivers.
If it is not available, try the Win2000 drivers.
For the old scanner, little hope. You may need to buy a
new one that it is compatible with XP.


Peter

 

[Peter]

Hi,

Also try download the windows update advisor and run it
in your old PC. It will inform you the oldies that are
not XP compatible.

Peter

 

[Avu Detschi]

Word of warning: I have WinXP w/SP1 and have never been
able to get my Zip100 SCSI insider to work.
It is recognized in bios, worked flawlessly in Win98SE,
but WinXP fails to even boot with the Zip100 SCSI
connected. Contacts to Iomega and Microsoft made many
suggestions, none of which worked. Both companies bailed
on me.

Have tried with an Adaptec AHA-2930U2 and Tekram DC-315U,
no luck. Both cards and the Zip100 SCSI insider work fine
swapped into another system running Win98SE, but NEVER
with WinXP.

Spent many, many hours trying to get this to work and
never succeeded. Many attempted tweaks with the SCSI card
bios, SCSI Ids, cables, removal of other hardware and
drivers; None of which worked. Be warned.

Also have a Umax2400S Scanner which is supported by
Microsft directly, but only through their "new" windows
imaging software.... which is pitifully poor compared to
any other image managing interface I have used. No copy
function, no fax, no export to program, no print. Only
captures to file, then forces you to close and find that
file. Pitiful.

Avu Detschi

 

[Roba]

Change your ASPI version to 4.71.2.You can obtain from
Adaptec