You could check the USB port with a flash drive (thumb drive)if you have
one. If not try connecting your printer up to the USB port. Most printers
have a USB as well as a Parallel port. Another problem could be the scanner
software or scanner driver. Uninstall those and reinstall them. You could
also uninstall the device software, then disconnect the scanner and restart
the computer. Then re-connect the scanner to the computer and see if Windows
picks up the scanner and installs it with the "found new hardware wizard". I
hope one of these does the trick for you.


           David B Mazakas

-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:09 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Flat Bed Scanner Doesn't Work

Hi, in March my computer, PIII, 450MHz, 256B ram, Win98SE, crashed with the
blue screen. A tech person restored the system and all is working well
except the scanner. When ever I click the scanner icon to start up the
scanner, I get the message "please connect or switch on your scanner".
Before the crash, when I turned on the computer the scanner indicator light
would blink and then remain on. But now when I turn on the computer the
light blinks but then it doesn't stay on. The scanner is an Agfa Snapscan
1212, connected with a USB cable. I've changed the USB cable with no change.
Is there a way to check the USB port? Thanks.

Walt

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