Canon scanner resuscitated

[NZDavid]

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I thought my Canon 9000F Mark II had given up the ghost. Dead as a doornail so I was scanning for a new scanner. Annoying as the Canon is only three years old. Canon advised me to get in touch with a local repair place which suggested it might be the power supply. They were right and replacing it cost a whole lot less than buying new scanner. They are few and far between anyway.

Using the Canon IJ Scan Utility is not exactly fast but at least we can now scan our old slide collection. Automatic dust removal -- the scourge of both film and digital -- works a treat. 

Few people seem to bother about even considering repairing digital technology nowadays -- but it may be possible and worthwhile. 

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[Guest]

My 10 years old 27ins iMac died about 10 months ago.

After a fairly lengthy phone call with an Apple technician we where pretty certain that it was the HD. The hard drive that Apple use has inbuilt temp sensing to Apple spec but with a bit of help from You tube and “I fix it” I was able to source a new HD and the correct 3rd party temp sensing kit ( this device controls the fan speed).Lots of video tuition on line which makes a daunting task such as fitting a new hard drive easy. Total cost inc upgrading the RAM was about £110. It’s been working ok for 9 months.If you have never done it before it’s worth doing some groundwork so you don’t get any suprises.Lots of info on line.

Lots of things are easily reparable just use Google and have a go,more to gain than loose. Worth remembering the 7 p principle.Proper prior planning prevents piss poor performance.

 

Edited September 10, 2020 by Guest

[zeitz]

I'm surprised that the 9900F failed.  I have a Canon 8800F; it is the oldest piece of computer equipment I own, being about 11 years old.  Even though Canon stopped making drivers for the newer operating systems, I like using the scanner with VueScan more than the old CanoScan utility.