Melvyn, Thanks for the info. My scanner came with 3.7 software. My iMac 400 Mhz DV SE Graphite works fine under 9.2.2 so far, and it sounds like the $14.50 for an update to 3.7.5 might be worth it. UMAX does not have a download for it and you have to purchase the CD. The VueScan software did not work for me. Not enough something on my end.
Thanks, Debra on 1/17/04 12:09 AM, Melvyn Halbert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Debra: > > I've had better luck than you with my Umax 3450 under OS 9.2. Let me > outline my complete experience with the scanner under several flavors of OS > 9 and two Macs. > > I first set up the scanner with my iMac 400 Mhz DV SE Graphite under OS 9.0 > with Umax's VistaScan 3.7.5 software and everything worked fine. Later I > updated to OS 9.1, without any problems. I've never tried to update the > VistaScan software nor even looked for updates since it hasn't caused me > any problems. > > A problem did appear when I later added a FireWire CD writer from Yamaha. > It was bundled with NeroMax CD software (from Ahead Software, Germany). > Although the Umax 3450 worked without difficulty as before when I wanted to > scan, I found that NeroMax would hang up if VistaScan's USB driver > extension was present in the Extension Folder. I couldn't understand that, > since the CD writer was a FireWire device, not USB. I repeatedly tried by > email to get some help from Ahead Software, but no response ever came, not > even after I spoke to their U.S. rep in California (who didn't know the > answer either, but promised me a copy of their instruction manual [which > also never came!]). > > The workaround I finally adopted was simply to have Extensions Manager > install a special Extension set omitting Vista's USB driver extension > whenever I wanted to run the CD writer, and restore the normal extension > set whenever I wanted to scan. (Later I bought Toast Titanium so I could > totally discard NeroMax. I've had no extension conflicts with Toast.) But > remember that even with the problematical NeroMax present, the scanner and > VistaScan 3.7.5 worked fine -- the trouble must have been with NeroMax. > > Eventually I upgraded the iMac to OS 9.2.1, again finding no difficulty > scanning with the Umax 3450. > > I cannot comment on your precise situation because I haven't upgraded the > iMac to 9.2.2 -- I seem to recall statements that OS 9.2.2 offered no > advantages over 9.2.1, was unnecessary except for those who wanted to > install OS X _and_ use Classic under OS X, and might even cause problems on > certain machines. What system did you have when your Umax 3450 was > working? Perhaps you should downgrade to OS 9.2.1 (or your previous > system, whatever that was). > > However, now I do have experience with the 3450 under OS 9.2.2! In > September, I had to buy a replacement for my iMac (because its display > would become erratic after about a half hour and would soon cause a total > freeze-up). The eMac I bought to replace it can boot up either in OS X > (Jaguar) or OS 9.2.2. I installed VistaScan 3.7.5 on the eMac. The > scanner and VistaScan work normally if I boot the eMac in OS 9.2.2. If I > boot up under Jaguar (OS X 10.2.8 now), I can scan with the 3450 and > VistaScan under Classic. > > In short, I haven't experienced any problems with the Umax 3450 and its > VistaScan 3.7.5 software under any flavor of OS 9 including 9.2.2. So it > would seem to me that you should be able to scan under OS 9.2.2 (unless > your iMac is not happy with OS 9.2.2, as mentioned two paragraphs above). > > Good luck! > Melvyn Halbert > >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:10:30 -0500 >> Subject: 9.2.2 and my old Scanner >> From: Debra Platt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I recently upgraded to 9.2.2 and just found out my UMAX 3450 scanner will >> not work with 9.2.2 and there are no upgrades available. >> >> I have an iMac DV 400 >> >> Rather than buying a new scanner, my thoughts were to: >> >> a. purchase a external harddrive and load 9.1 (and later 10.3) and use that >> when I want to scan, or >> >> b. somehow also load 10.1 on what's left of my 13 gig hard drive (only 6 >> gigs left) >> >> Can a hard drive be partitioned with stuff on it? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> ------------------------------ > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
