Speeding up transfer rate from Noritsu s2

[Dustingeb]

Has anyone ever found a way to get a faster transfer rate on an s2 workstation? Ours is running win2000 of course, and I struggle to find a faster way to transfer files out. We are transferring to an external drive from Ethernet. Figured I would ask around. The biggest thing is the transferring of hi res and tiff scans. I appreciate any help. Thank you! 

[Minilab service]

Hello. S2 is scanner model. Workstation is CS-1 .

Upgrade your computer. If to use modified Windows 2000 PRO then can be used quite new motherboards.
If your scanner is stand alone and do not need NET Order print mode then instead of Windows 2000 can use Windows XP. 
32 bit drivers have motherboards made in 2020 and older.

Into upgraded computer can insert high speed PCI Express network card. Just need to find model, which works on 32 bit ( has driver ) . Of cource to use faster card your network should fast also ( network cables and external computer ) .

To make S2 scanner faster on CS-1 computer need install Capacity booster type A . Then scanner can work faster.

[Dustingeb]

Got it. I have the booster. The cs1 works good. It’s just the larger files. Takes a long time. I was looking at upgrading the hard drive and it network card. It’s hard to find things that will work on Older computers. Win 2000 will only recognize hard drives 150gb or less, something like that. And I have to get a network card that fits slots. I’m gonna try. Just wasn’t sure if there was any other suggestions. I appreciate it. 

[Minilab service]

Original motherboard has only PCI slots. They are slow. To have faster network you ned PCI Express.

Standard Windows 2000 PRO has many limits - 150 GB HD, 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM. On modified Windows 2000 PRO can be connected bigger HD ( for example 1 TB ) , supported 32 CPU cores, 8 GB of RAM. Original board HD speed is slow. To have bigger speed you need to change motherboard.

New motherboad should have one PCI slot ( for PCI-ARCNET/LVDS board ) . Also can be real LPT ( to connect booster ) , but it is not necessary ( instead of real booster can install virtual booster software ) . If here stand alone scanner and scanner system software is new ( version 9 ) then instead of Windows 2000 PRO can install Windows XP PRO .

[Dustingeb]

Thank you! I’ll check that out. 

[Dustingeb]

So I can build a new computer with the upgraded motherboard and it should be good as long as I have at least one pci slot correct? I might try to build a computer and see if I can get some extra speed from it. 

[Minilab service]

Yes, new motherboard will be faster than original. Can use motherboard, which has 32 bit drivers. 32 bit drivers have motherboards made about 2020 and older. Newer chipsets have only 64 bit drivers.

PCI-ARCNET/LVDS card has full size, so you can't use adapter with it. That means on motherboard should be PCI slot. All other boards ( for example network card ) can be connected to PCI Express.

On stand alone scanner instead of Windows 2000 PRO can install Windows XP PRO ( it works when version is new ) . Might be W7 PRO x86 ( 32 bit ) could work also ( didn't test this Windows ) .

[Dustingeb]

Got it. I have the workstation, so it’s not the stand alone version. I’m gonna see what I can do with the motherboard and new computer set up. See what I can do. Thank you! 

[Minilab service]

If you do not have printer then here is stand alone scanner. Workstation is just part of it.
When do not have printer then you do not need Net print mode and can be installed Windows XP .