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In first instance I would suspect a hardware failure so:<br />
1) Check the &quot;moving part&quot; for possible dust or dirt. <br />
2) Maybe the glass is damaged.<br />
3) Try to get another scanner from someone else and try whether this one gives the same lines. (Making sure it's the software.)<br />
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In first instance I would suspect a hardware failure so:
1) Check the "moving part" for possible dust or dirt.
2) Maybe the glass is damaged.
3) Try to get another scanner from someone else and try whether this one gives the same lines. (Making sure it's the software.)



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To narrow it down: The scanner problem does not have anything to do with your reinstallation!<br />
A Flatbed scanner has at least 3 different components that could be dirty or in need of repair:<br />
The &quot;lamp&quot;, the mirror and the CCD which converts the light to signals.<br />
You could take a look for visibel spots on the lamp and the mirror, and dry them off with a dry cloth. But if you dont find anything there: It could be the CCD that have burnt a couple of pixels!<br />
- How many pixels is the brown line wide?
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To narrow it down: The scanner problem does not have anything to do with your reinstallation!
A Flatbed scanner has at least 3 different components that could be dirty or in need of repair:
The "lamp", the mirror and the CCD which converts the light to signals.
You could take a look for visibel spots on the lamp and the mirror, and dry them off with a dry cloth. But if you dont find anything there: It could be the CCD that have burnt a couple of pixels!
- How many pixels is the brown line wide?

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I recently had to format my hard drive. Upon reinstalling the hardware, software and updated driver (following all instructions) I now have a brown vertical line on my scanned images. I would appreciate any help I can get on this as quickly as possible.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Jim<br />
jclute@msn.com<br />

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I recently had to format my hard drive. Upon reinstalling the hardware, software and updated driver (following all instructions) I now have a brown vertical line on my scanned images. I would appreciate any help I can get on this as quickly as possible.
Thanks,
Jim
jclute@msn.com


Brown Lines HP 5100C Scanner

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