>Here's what shows for the card:
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>"Adaptec AIC-6X60 ISA Single_chip SCSI Controller"
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>I just re-counted, it's definitely 15-pin...
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The 6X60 was a low-end, dedicated card that would only control a single device. Your best alternative is to pick up an Adaptec 2920, or even a 2910 (only difference is that you can't boot from a 2910). Both have the standard 50 pin internal connector and an HD50 external connector. If the HP scanner comes with a cable with the DB-25 connector, even the 2906 will work, although it isn't recommended for really high-speed devices.. All three are Plug&Play, and come with all necessary drivers, including the driver for HP Scanners. My local CompUSA stocks the 2910 and 2920.

You can also buy a USB card to add to the PC if the scanner talks to USB and you've got the right cables on hand.


>>The odds are (and if you'll give me the model number of the Adaptec card, I'll confirm this - I'm one of the sysops on CompuServe's Adaptec forum, among other things) that it's a 25 pin connector (DB25, right?) If so, you can order the correct cable from Granite Digital (www.scsipro.com - they are not cheap, but they are far and away the best in the business as far as SCSI goes) Dirt Cheap Drives (www.dirtcheapdrives.com) or Corporate Systems Center (www.corpsys.com) - buy as short a cable as possible, since there's a maximum length of the total cabling on the SCSI bus, and check if the HP has active termination; if it doesn't, buy an Active terminator.
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>>I'd go with Granite for a vendor - superb tech support, a very knowledgable sales staff, they stock most normal SCSI cables (this is a normal cable, BTW) and can build custom cables within a day if necessary. They've yet to let me down, and I've bought quite a bit from them.
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>>I'd tend to buy the right cable rather than an adapter for the cable that comes with the scanner, butr all three sell cable adapters as well.