At 6:45 PM -0700 7/30/01, Michelle Klein-Hass wrote:
> >Hello listers:
>>
>>I finally bought my first G4 (new). It will replace the Performa 6300. We
>>hope to continue using our old UMAX Astra 2400S which has a SCSI-2
>>interface, but I know there have been problems with G4s and some SCSI
>>scanners.
>>
>>Considering two Adaptec cards, the 2906 (non-bootable) Fast SCSI-2 and the
>>PowerDomain 2930U Ultra SCSI, is there a track record which tells us that
>>one is less troublesome than the other with scanners? Are there other cards
>>that are running better with scanners?
>
>AARRGGHHH!!! NO!!! Not the 2906!!!!
>
>I have had beaucoups probs with the 2906 in my G3 blue-and-white. Its
>driver is currently in its own startup set, and only used when I need it.
>Even so, its driver causes freezes at startup about 50% of the time.
>
>Go for the 2930. No driver required, no problem.
>
I got rid of my 2906 and my B&W is *much* more stable. Almost all of
the problems I had with OSX have gone away.
I replaced my Yamaha 4416S CDRW with a faster Que QPS 8x8x32 drive.
However, I still need to get a USB scanner to replace my Microtek
V310.
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