SCSI Problem -- 98SE & Umax

[Guest]

My aunt has Windows 98SE, an internal zip drive and an external SCSI
Umax scanner. When I checked her hardware configuration, it reported
a conflict between the Zip & SCSI scanner. Both have the same
address.

Can they share the same address?

If so, what to do to get Windows to recognize the scanner? (On a Mac,
I recall a "mount SCSI" command.)

If not, how to give them separate addresses?

PS: Addresses 0-15 are all assigned to something--there are no free
addresses.


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[GHalleck]

My aunt has Windows 98SE, an internal zip drive and an external SCSI
Umax scanner. When I checked her hardware configuration, it reported
a conflict between the Zip & SCSI scanner. Both have the same
address.

Can they share the same address?

If so, what to do to get Windows to recognize the scanner? (On a Mac,
I recall a "mount SCSI" command.)

If not, how to give them separate addresses?

PS: Addresses 0-15 are all assigned to something--there are no free
addresses.


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??? There are 15 SCSI devices, including the SCSI host
adapter card, in the computer? Does not sound right. But
for 15 IRQ's, yes. The SCSI host adapter just needs one
of the 15 IRQ's and is probably using No. 9 or 10.

If the internal ZIP drive is a SCSI one and the scanner
is a SCSI one, then they need different SCSI Target ID
numbers. They are set by jumpers, selector switches, etc.
That's all that is needed.

 

[Bob Harris]

You need to set the "SCSI ID" to be unique. These are usually numbers from
0 to 7. Most SCSI cards require that the card itself is ID=0. Some cards
auto-set IDs, if the external devices are new enough to support that
feature. But, some SCSI cards do not. Also, some devices can only choose
among a small subset of possible SCSI IDs. Read the manual for each device
to learn how it set its SCSI ID, and what values it will accept. If no
manual, look on the back (or bottom) of the device for a small switch with
low-digit numbers on it. However, some devices cheap-out and use a
software-switch, in which you need to press a button (one button) multiple
times, with pauses of specified lengths, to encode a SCSI ID.

Also, look for a diagnostic/informataive program for the SCSI system. One
may have come with the card. If Adaptec card, look for something like
Easy-SCSI, or see if you can get a free "lite" version. Alternatively, try
a general PC diagnostic/info program like AIDA32 or Everest.