Interface Card Issues

Third Party SCSI Cards

Mustek owners have successfully installed their scanners using a varietyof third party SCSI cards; however, Mustek’s Technical Support Department does not provide expertise on installation of SCSI cards that didnot come from Mustek. If you are using a third party SCSI card andneed help with it you must call the manufacturer of your SCSI card.

If you call Mustek for assistance, please have a Mustek supplied SCSI cardinstalled in your computer at the time of your call.

Does Mustek Make PCI SCSI Cards?

Mustek does not manufacture a PCI SCSI card. There are no plansto do so in the future. If you do not have a 16-bit ISA slot availablein your computer, you may wish to purchase one of our Plug-and-Scan seriesscanners which attach directly to your computer’s parallel port.

Identifying Your Mustek Provided Interface Card

Mustek Flatbed scanners ship with a proprietary SCSI interface card.Over the year’s we have made four different cards. It is helpful if youknow which card you have when discussing interface card issues with Mustek’s Technical Support Department.

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AX SCSI Card:

The AX SCSI Card shipped with the MFS-6000CX and the MFS-12000CX approximately3 to 4 years ago. The AX SCSI Card has a 3 position DIP switch that isused to assign a memory address range for the card. For example, when allthree switches are up, the card’s address is D400. The card will have AXSCSI REV. A or REV. B printed somewhere on it. The AX SCSI Card does notuse an IRQ. The card’s mounting bracket does not have a label on it identifyingthe card. There are no 32-bit drivers for this card. It is incompatiblewith 32-bit Twain applications in Windows 95.



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AZ SCSI Card:

The AZ SCSI Card shipped with all Mustek flatbed scanners beginningapproximately in early 1994 until summer of 1996. The AZ SCSI Card hasa 3 position DIP switch which sets the I/O address for the card. For example,when all 3 switches are up, the card’s I/O address is 280. The card willhave AZ SCSI REV. A, REV. B, REV. C or REV. D printed somewhere on it.The AZ SCSI Card does not use an IRQ. The card’s mounting bracket doesnot have a label on it identifying the card.



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DTC-3181A:

The DTC 3181A SCSI Card shipped with Mustek flatbed scanners beginningin March 1996. This is a switch-less interface card; however, it does haveone jumper that should be removed. This card uses an I/O address that isset through software. The DTC 3181A SCSI Card does not use an IRQ. Thecard’s mounting bracket has a label on it that says SCSI PORT.



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DTC-3181E:

The DTC 3181E SCSI Card shipped with Mustek flatbed scanners beginningin January 1997. This is a switch-less interface card; however, it doeshave two jumpers. Jumper J1 should not ever be removed. Jumper J2 shouldbe removed. This card uses an I/O address that is set through software.The DTC 3181E SCSI Card does not use an IRQ. The card’s mounting brackethas a label on it that says SCSI PORT.



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Adaptec AVA-1502P:

The Adaptec AVA-1502P SCSI Card will ship with the Paragon 1200 SP Pro,a 36-bit color flatbed scanner. The 1200 SP Pro will ship in the Springof 1997. This is a Plug-n-Play card.