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Has anyone attempted to install a Mouse Systems hand scanner in the same
system as the PAS16 Board?  I'm running a 386dx system with the PAS16 on
DMA3 and IRQ7.  I installed the scanner on different addresses, I get the
green scanner light which indicates it's scanning, it writes temp files
(although not very large ones), and then fails to display the image.

In speaking with the Tech Support people at Mouse Systems, they state that
the multi-media portion of the sound board which allows installation of
multiple boards in the same system allows variable addressing of the DMA/IRQs
which is set in the sound board BIOS, therefore causing a conflict with
the scanner card.

Has anyone encountered this problem, and discovered a fix for it?  I downloaded
a driver (mscan.sys) from the Mouse Systems BBS, and installed it in the
config.sys file before the device= line for the sound board.  It just locks
up my system.

Anyway, any help would be appreciated.  Physically removing the sound board
allows the scanner to work, and I have been toying with the idea of making
a mechanical toggle switch I can use to disconnect the sound board so I don't
have to physically remove it.  Prior to doing that however, it would be nice
to find out if someone has discovered a software solution.