Re: filmscanners: Lot of newbie questions

[Arthur Entlich <artistic@ampsc.com>]

Ramesh Kumar_C wrote:


> 
> I have Win2K with 1Ghz CPU. Have 128MB RAM and 30GB free space;
> still my scanner makes same zig-zag sound and holder moves back and front.
> 
> How to know whether my harddrive supports DMS?
> 
> I tried enabling DMS but was not able find it. 
> I did click on "Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device Manager / Disk
> Drives" ?
> I did not find any reference to DMS. There is some thing called "Write Cache
> Enabled".
> 
> Am I doing it right ?
> 

I'm sorry Ramesh, There was a typo there... too many acronyms!

It was supposed to read DMA, not DMS.

Yes, it is usually in the device manager/disk drives.  double click on 
the hard drive and a menu will come up.  One tab will read "Settings" 
and in the middle will be "options". if DMA is unchecked, check and 
reboot, or vice versa.

I am using Win 95, so it might be somewhat different on other OSs.

If this makes no difference, keep DMA checked.  Usually the problem is 
it is unchecked, and should be checked, BTW.

I had the exact problem with my Hp S-20, BTW, and this did fix it. 
However, some installation program (I think it was for my CD burner) 
kept turning it off during software installs and upgrades, and then not 
returning it to checked.

This zig-zagging as you call it, is almost definitely a bottleneck in 
transfer from the scanner.


Do you have a lot of other items running off the USB port?  What IDE/USB 
chip set are you using on your mainboard?  There have been some problems 
with USB and the Via Chip sets (which I also use).

Art

> 
> 
> 
>> 4. Minolta manual says emulsion side should be up. That way
>> 
>> slides come out reversed. Is that really OK?
>> 
> 
> I use Print films, Please let me know how to identify emulsion side.
> 
>

Oh, this is easy. Along the edge of the film are frame numbers and other 
information.  When you can read this correctly (not mirror imaged) you 
are looking through the NON-emulsion side.  The other side is the 
emulsion side.

Also, the emulsion side usually has a slight bit of texture on the 
image, it is sticker if you dampen your finger and place it one it (use 
a piece of scrap film for this), and usually is slightly less shiny. 
Also in most cases, the film will tend to curl with the inner side of 
the curl being the emulsion side.

 
> These may be basic stuff but are new to me. Actually I got my scanner
> yestarday and this is my first scanner. 

Best of luck, let me know how things turn out for you.

Art