Microtek Artix Scan1100 Installation under Windows NT, Installing the Windows NT driver, English

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5 Installation under Windows NT 4.0

1. Installing the interface card

See page 10 for details. Card installation on Windows NT 4.0 is the same as that under Windows 98 / 95.

2.Installing the Windows NT driver

a)Start your computer, and log in as Administra- tor. Note: You must be logged in as Administra- tor in order to install the scanner software components and use the scanner.

b)In Windows, go to Start, Settings, then double-click on Control Panel, and double- click on the SCSI Adapters icon.

c)Select the Drivers tab in the SCSI Controllers dialog box, and click on the Add button.

d)From the list of drivers that appear, select Adaptec for manufacturers on the left, and Adaptec AIC-78xx PCI SCSI Controller on

6. Troubleshooting

After installing the interface card in your computer and connecting the scanner, you may find yourself unable to use the scanner. This is usually due to any of the situations described below:

Situation A Your interface card is not properly seated in the PCI card slot on your computer.

Situation B The driver for the interface card is not properly installed on your computer.

Resolving situation A

Power down your computer, remove the interface card from your computer. Then re-install it, make sure the card is seated all the way in and secured into the PCI card slot.

the right. You may be asked to insert your Windows NT CD-ROM at this point; do so.

e)You will be asked to restart your computer. Click Yes to do so.

Resolving situation B

1.Restart your computer.

2.In Windows 4.0, click Start, Settings, and select Control Panel.

3. Installing the software

Make sure you have logged in as Administrator. Then see page 11 for more details. The software installation instructions for your scanner under Windows NT 4.0 are the same as those for installation under Windows 98 / 95.

4. Connecting the scanner

See page 2-4 for details. Connecting the scanner on Windows NT 4.0 is the same as that under Windows 98 / 95.

5.Checking the scanner status

a)Double-click the SCSI Adapters icon in Control Panel; the string Adaptec AIC-78xx PCI SCSI Controller should appear on the list.

b)Double-click on this option, and it should expand with the scanner listed below it. Close all dialog boxes to continue.

3.In the Control Panel window, find SCSI Adapters and double click it. A window like the following below will appear.

Adaptec SCSI driver is not listed here

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The Devices screen will list any SCSI controllers that may already have been installed in your computer.

Note: IDE CD-ROM drives are not SCSI, but Windows NT 4.0 will still list it on the screen because

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