Power supply died on our flatbed scanner last month, so it's finally time to replace it. Found the HP OfficeJet 6500 at Costco for $149 after instant rebate. Stace got it last week and it's working great, so decided to jump in.

Model #: E709n
Serial # (I think): MY97J462XG05G2

Wireless connectivity. Printer, Scanner (flatbed and document feeder), Copier, Fax

Uh oh: wont install on Win 7. Installation says this is not a compatible OS. The OS is listed as "601.64" -- I love it. (That's the version code for Windows 7, 64 bit)

No drivers available at HP yet for Win 7, but it shows in their chart as compat with Win7 and that drivers are available on their site. Liars! (Stace said he just saw Win7 drivers available on his HP update software (but you have to successfully install to get there. Doh)

Woot! Found from the internets to run the install in Compatibility mode: Vista, run as administrator.

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Windows 7 RTM, take 3

Still having a hell of a time with the Mass Storage Controller on this Gateway machine. Messed around with the order of install of the ITE controller via Windows Update, then Matrix Storage Driver, etc. Nothing worked.

Now I've started over with the BIOS set to use AHCI for the drives instead of RAID. A couple days into it and haven't seen any errors. Fingers still crossed.

Some of this will be a repeat of this one, but with some extra notes where needed.


Olympus Camera Software
Always seem to have trouble getting the correct order on this one. Notes say install from the EOS Rebel CD first, then get web updates for the A540 (small silver unit).

ZoomBrowser update 6.3.1

OK - finally got it working! CameraWindow is the app that shows the little dialog that you want, just that it doesnt start correctly in Win7. Fix: set the compatibility on CameraWindow application to Vista SP 2.

Well that works for the point and shoot A540, but still cant download pics from the EOS Rebel. This page says drivers are not compatible with Vista (let alone Win 7). So far it's looking like we have to take out the memory card and use a reader.



Previous notes...

Mass Storage Controller
Device manager kept showing Mass Storage controller with missing driver. Installed Intel Matrix Storage driver (Intel-Matrix-StorageDriver-IATA89ENU), but that didnt do it. Finally also got a windows update optional offer for ITE Tech Inc Storage (ITE IT8211 ATA ATAPI Controller). At first after this install, machine didn't boot into Windows correctly, 2nd time success and now device manager is happy with the disks.

update 09/17/09 - now getting CDROM and iaStor errors again. ARGH. Talked through the Maxtrix storage driver stuff with Joe. Recommend:

• Install Win7 (dont do the F6 RAID drivers thing)
  
• Use Windows Update to get the ITE IT8211 controller driver thingy FIRST (unidentified Mass Storage Device in devices list should now be gone)
  
• Now install Maxtrix Storage Driver AFTER the Windows update Mass Storage Controller
  

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Our flatbed scanner died - wont power on.

Thinking about a new scanner, and heard from the Lougeay's today that they got the HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless All-in-one Printer. here

Good news: according to this, it's even compat with Win 7

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