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Sorry for the slow response. &nbsp;LIDE 40 is a Japan only model, which is why you didn't find the drivers on the USA and Europe sites. &nbsp;It still works fine on XP, so I guess the driver just isn't written well or something along those lines. &nbsp;Oh well, like you say, scanners are cheaper and faster these days. &nbsp;I'll just get a new one.<br />
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Mike<br />

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Sorry for the slow response.  LIDE 40 is a Japan only model, which is why you didn't find the drivers on the USA and Europe sites.  It still works fine on XP, so I guess the driver just isn't written well or something along those lines.  Oh well, like you say, scanners are cheaper and faster these days.  I'll just get a new one.

Mike


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I have been using a Canoscan LiDE 40 scanner with my Windows machine for a few years with no problem. &nbsp;I downloaded the driver from Canon for Mac OS X recently and I'm now trying to get it to work on the Mac. &nbsp;It -should- work, but when I plug it in, the scan head moves about a cm, the head flashes, then it moves back. &nbsp;It does this every two seconds perpetually. &nbsp;Is this likely a driver problem or a hardware problem? &nbsp;Just to make sure it wasn't stuck, I took out the glass and helped the head along. &nbsp;I even tried moving the head all the way to the other side. &nbsp;It just retreats back to the starting position and starts its back and forth routine again. &nbsp;What gives?<br />
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Mike<br />
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I have been using a Canoscan LiDE 40 scanner with my Windows machine for a few years with no problem.  I downloaded the driver from Canon for Mac OS X recently and I'm now trying to get it to work on the Mac.  It -should- work, but when I plug it in, the scan head moves about a cm, the head flashes, then it moves back.  It does this every two seconds perpetually.  Is this likely a driver problem or a hardware problem?  Just to make sure it wasn't stuck, I took out the glass and helped the head along.  I even tried moving the head all the way to the other side.  It just retreats back to the starting position and starts its back and forth routine again.  What gives?

Mike



Canoscan LiDE 40 Scanner ?Driver? Problem

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