From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Jul 16 1999 - 00:02:59 EDT
Time to call h/p support..
typically, the drivers are the cause of such things occurring after a scanner
has been installed..
i suppose printers can do the same mischief..
Pat Presidente wrote:
> I've got a 380XD dual boot system (98/Linux) and have developed problems
> using a parallel port scanner under Windows 98. When I try to access it,
> the computer starts going (ra-ta-ta-tat-tat), really loud through the
> speaker and locks up. It was working fine, then all of a sudden started
> doing this. The only thing that may be tied to when this started, was
> connecting an HP Deskjet 695 printer. I've since un-installed the print
> driver as well as the Twain driver numerous times, as well as changing the
> parallel port settings from EPP to ECP, as well as the memory ranges it
> uses. I've also hooked up another identical scanner, cable and power supply
> with the same result. A different parallel port scanner also yields the
> same result.
>
> Anyway, at this point I'm stumped. If anyone has had a similar experience
> or knows what may point me closer to the problem, or has a resolution to it,
> I'd sure appreciate hearing from you.
>
> Thanks
> Pat
>
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