MagicScan Readme
Welcome to MagicScan
Please read this document carefully, it contains important information not
included in the documentation.
Topics covered in this document include:
* System Requirements
* User Guider/On-line Help
* Network Scan Notes
* Troubleshooting
[System Requirements]
Windows 3.1 or later
Windows 95
Windows NT 3.5 or later
[User Guide/On-line Help]
1. The user guide and on-line help are writtern in HTML format. Before you
can read these electric documents, you should installed a web browser,
such as Netscape or Internet Explorer.
2. You can download the Netscape on the WWW site:
http:\\home.netscape.com,
or Internet Explorer on the site:
http:\\home.microsoft.com
[Network Scan Notes]
1. Under certain conditions, the NetHeapSize in Windows must be reset to
a larger value. Please use the value suggested by Windows.
2. Both the server and client require a NETBIOS driver loaded before scanning
(for example, NETBIOS.EXE in Novell Netware).
3. The Scanner Test program can only test the local scanner. It cannot test
the network scanner.
4. ISIS drivers for some OCR packages do not support network scanning.
[Troubleshooting]
1. When this message "Memory Allocate Error!" appears, the driver will
modify the UMAXDRV.INI file located in the Windows directory. By rebooting
the Windows environment, the driver should work fine. If there is any
problem and you need to go back to the original status, use a text editor
to modify the UMAXDRV.INI file. The content of UMAXDRV.INI should look
like that shown below:
[UMAX_Drivers]
DriverType=UMAXASPI
[UMAX_SCSI]
InterfaceType=ASPI Compatible
VxDAllocateMemory=1
The driver will have changed the "VxDAllocateMemory" value to 1.
Change the value back to 0 to restore the original value.
Note: If you have a previously loaded UMAXMEM.SYS driver in CONFIG.SYS file, please remove it.
There is no need for the UMAXMEM.SYS driver if "VxDAllocateMemory=1".
This entry will accomplish the same thing as the UMAXMEM.SYS driver.
2. If you are using an Adaptec-Compatible SCSI card with your UMAX scanner,
you must install an ASPI manager for DOS, (e.g. ASPI4DOS.SYS),
in your CONFIG.SYS
If you encounter some problems after installing the ASPI manager for DOS,
it may be due to a conflict between the ASPI manager for DOS and the
Windows 95 SCSI miniport driver. Some users may see the MagicScan window
appear but not be able to use it to scan.
To correct this problem, you should disable the SCSI miniport driver that
controls the SCSI card to which the UMAX scanner is attached. The SCSI
miniport driver is located in directory \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS\.
You can disable the driver by simply renaming it, (e.g. aha154x.mpd to aha154x.mmm).
Be sure to reboot your PC afterwards to make the changes take effect.
The scanner driver should work fine after this.
3. If the NETBIOS error message "ncb_bridge field not 00 or 01" appears, you
must run network setup to select a NETBIOS driver such as NETBEUI or
NETBIOS over ipx/spx to the default protocol for both the server and the
client. In both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, network setup is located in
the Control Panel.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.