isa scsi card for astra 1200s scanner to pci? - Tilted Forum Project - TFP - Sexuality, Philosophy and Political Discussion

nyte_i · 08-13-2003, 11:35 PM

i have an old scanner, it's an astra 1200s.
it has an isa scsci card
my new dell doesn't have an isa card, anyone know where i can find a pci card for it?

Vanquish · 08-13-2003, 11:47 PM

I also had a old ass ISA scsi scanner, stupid POS. My father paid $3500 for the thing, it was only the second one in all of Nova Scotia (or so I was told) anyway I suggest you get a new one. Yours is only 1200/600 DPI @ 30bit, probably slow as shit and a big loud thing. If I am wrong please ignore me. Anyway I went out and got myself a Canon 5000f, can scan 4800/2400 @ 48bit, does Negatives, and Slides and is like 100000x faster then the old scsi isa scanner. Also it looks bitchin beside my i950 and looks are 9/10ths of a printer/scanner hehehehe

Anyway if you happen to find a PCI card that will accept a old scanner PM me if you could. I wouldn't mind finding one for the simple fact I dont like having hardware sitting around gathering dust when I could give it to a friend or something

nyte_i · 08-14-2003, 05:27 PM

yea its big slow and loud but it works... and dont have money to buy another one.

bullgoose · 08-14-2003, 09:00 PM

I've got the same scanner; I've also got the same problem; my solution: I bought a used Adaptec SCSI PCI card on e-bay. The reason I decided to stay with the Sceptre; it's Linux supported.
Good Luck.

08-13-2003, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
nyte_i Rookie Join Date: May 2003	isa scsi card for astra 1200s scanner to pci? i have an old scanner, it's an astra 1200s. it has an isa scsci card my new dell doesn't have an isa card, anyone know where i can find a pci card for it?

08-14-2003, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
nyte_i Rookie Join Date: May 2003	it works yea its big slow and loud but it works... and dont have money to buy another one.

08-14-2003, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central N.Y.	I've got the same scanner; I've also got the same problem; my solution: I bought a used Adaptec SCSI PCI card on e-bay. The reason I decided to stay with the Sceptre; it's Linux supported. Good Luck. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."

08-13-2003, 11:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vanquish Insane Join Date: May 2003 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia	I also had a old ass ISA scsi scanner, stupid POS. My father paid $3500 for the thing, it was only the second one in all of Nova Scotia (or so I was told) anyway I suggest you get a new one. Yours is only 1200/600 DPI @ 30bit, probably slow as shit and a big loud thing. If I am wrong please ignore me. Anyway I went out and got myself a Canon 5000f, can scan 4800/2400 @ 48bit, does Negatives, and Slides and is like 100000x faster then the old scsi isa scanner. Also it looks bitchin beside my i950 and looks are 9/10ths of a printer/scanner hehehehe Anyway if you happen to find a PCI card that will accept a old scanner PM me if you could. I wouldn't mind finding one for the simple fact I dont like having hardware sitting around gathering dust when I could give it to a friend or something