Are you actually running thru the start button, shutdown? Some systems have a sleep feature when you press the power button once, and turn off it...
All that matters is that it's working now ;)
Hopefully, you'll be so kind as to tell us ;)
Did the scanner come with some type of ocr program....like Omnipage Lite? If so, did you install this?
Do you have Word or something similar installed? If so, was it installed prior to the scanner? If so, take a look on the 'file' menu and see if...
For example, when I attempt to scan text, I open Microsoft Word, go to the file menu, choose acquire, and scan right into Word. What program...
What program are you trying to scan into?
:D I'm not saying I've never done it......I usually don't practice what I preach.....but with many years of experience and my share of blown up...
I don't think it is a good idea to attach and detach the monitor after the computer is up and running.........
Either remove the battery from the motherboard for a bit to reset the bios settings to default, or short the jumper pin on the motherboard...
Try opening the volume control icon in the lower right hand corner and put a check mark in the box to mute the microphone.
If the bios sees it, then I'm assuming you need some real mode drivers loaded. You might have a read thru this Microsoft article:...
By chance, in the device manager, is there also a problem with your IDE controller?
I guess 'force' is the wrong choice of words......I've seen some bios setups where you can reserve an IRQ for a certain device.
Is it possible to move the NIC card to another PCI slot? Is the USB built into the motherboard or is it an add-in card too? If add-in, can it be...
Open the speaker icon in the lower right hand corner to be sure you have nothing muted there besides the mic. Also take a look at options,...
Do you have any free IRQs? Have you checked to see if anything will move?
Is this your first USB device or do you have other items working correctly?
How many hard drives do you have in the computer?
Do you use the call waiting feature for anything on that line? If not, in your dial out sequence to AOL, add *70 before the telephone number to...
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