How I got a Minolta Scan Multi (SCSI) working under Win 7 64bit!

[wojtek]

Hey guys

I got this scanner from my friend some time ago - a great, but old Minolta Scan Multi (not Multi Pro, sadly). It worked well with Windows XP, but - since I run Windows 7 - I needed another machine to run it on. It's old SCSI controller, Adaptec AHA2930CU wasn't working with 64bit version of Win 7.

Until I performed some crazy mumbo-jumbo, that is.

I found the emulated drivers for Adaptec AIC7870. It's the chip that this card uses. And, after installing these drivers (which weren't signed for Windows 7, of course), I got my Minolta to work with VueScan! 😀

Here's the proof:

This crappy picture of a bike I have taken long time ago with an Agfa Isola (or something like that) camera.

I just scanned it 10 minutes ago.

Therefore, if you want your old SCSI Minolta scanner to work under Windows 7 64bit - fear not, as it probably can! 😀

Here are the drivers should anyone need them:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18370125/Drivers/adaptec_legacy_win7x64.zip

Enjoy!

Cheers
Wojtek

P.S. I take no responsibility if anything goes wrong. But I encourage you to try it!

 

[wblynch]

Thank you Wojtek, very useful...

 

[cabbiinc]

I went through the sign up process on this forum just to say thank you for posting this. Works great.

 

[johannielscom]

Quite interesting I'd say, because that scanner has tabletop dimensions but it can scan 6x9 at close to 1200 dpi and 12-bit. And it's particularly good with slides, IIRC. Which those it does provide rather decent scans!

 

[wblynch]

The Scan Multi does a great job but it doesn't have digital Ice. So scratches and dust have to be manually removed - before scanning as much as possible.

 

[cabbiinc]

I guess I should clarify that I'm saying thanks for the SCSI fix. I'm using a Nikon LS-2000 because of the file provided by wojtek.