I have to chuckle at your first line.  Where I work our department is
actually called "WIT".  Stands for "Workstation Installation Team".

Anyway, when you are in the BIOS you should be able to highlight the
parallel port option and press either PgUp & PgDn, + & -, or press enter and
use the arrow keys to select the appropriate option.

EPP is simply a protocol that allows for two way communication between your
parallel port and the computer that wasn't allowed for in older systems.  A
SCSI scanner would call for a different controller card alltogether, and may
have gotten you in deeper than what you have here.  Plus, they are more
expensive.  Hope this helps.

Kyle

From: "A&C Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 5:50 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Scanner BIOS settings


> Hi again collective list wit,
>
> I have an Artec AS6E EPP scanner which works fine, but very slowly. On
> start-up, this message pops up:
>
> "You are scanning at less than optimal speed. To maximize scan speed,
> consult your cpu manual on how to access the system BIOS to set the I/O
mode
> to EPP mode."
>
> I accessed set-up/integrated peripherals/parallel port mode and then F1
for
> help. In help, I get this:
>
> Available Options:
> Compatible         <BIOS> <SETUP>
> Extended
> EPP
> ECP
>
> But I can't / don't know how to select EPP. Can anyone help me with this?
> Have I given enough info? I'm really quite a nice guy, just not too
bright!
> Is it possible I bought an EPP scanner when I should have bought an SCSI?
> Any and all help appreciated...TIA
>
> Alan Thompson

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