At 03:18 AM 1/22/99 , Trevor Gibbs wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Have an unusual oprblem with a new scanner I bought...
>
>686 with 32Mb RAM and Mustek 600 scanner. Coupled up the scanner and went
>to start the machine after installation with the power switch and computer
>would not even go through the POST.
>
>Uncoupling the cable ( I disconnected the power cable tonight for the same
>effect) would enable the computer to start and a quick plug in and all runs
>normally. It also reboots OK when reset or restarted in WIN 95. The
>computer sometimes (but not often) refused to start the booting process
>after the Power switch went on, and had to be pressed a couple of times
>before the scanner. Printer is a HP 4L... Any suggestions?

It sounds like the scanner is requesting something from the system during
the boot process that it is unable to handle.   Possibly, (I have only installed
one Mustek scanner), it is requesting an IRQ and needs the LPT port set
to ECP in the BIOS to function properly.  Try changing your CMOS setting
in the BIOS for LPT1 to ECP.  Then reboot the system to allow Win95 to
assign an IRQ to the port.

A second thought is that the scanner's cable is bad and causing an issue...
or the scanner is defective.  Remember that although the components are
new, that does not insure they are not defective...    I see about 5%
of all new components, right out of the box, are defective for one reason
or another.

Bob Wright
The NOSPIN Group

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