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Hi, Thanks for your response. The PC I am using has 2 SCSI ports, one 15 pin, one 25pin. To the 15pin I have connected a 15-15pin SCSI lead to my desktop screen. To the 25pin I have connected a 25-50pin SCSI lead that connects to the back of the scanner. I am oblivious as to what SCSI numbers are, where they reside, or even how they relate to the SCSI ports. Can this be found somewhere on the computer? There are no numbers on the SCSI ports themselves. Should I be matching up the number on the back of the scanner to a specific number assigned to the 25pin port (if such a thing exists)? All of the dip switches are set to up so they form a solid line. Is this correct? I have read the instruction manual but it says nothing much about terminations. Should I fiddle with the switches and return them to their current orientation? Many thanks again for sticking with this!

The scanner is definitely active and forming some kind of connection with the PC because if the SCSI lead isn't connected into the computer, the scanner remains inactive. As soon as it is plugged into the PC, it activates and completes its initialisation phase. This wasn't the case at all with the FireWire connection. I see that SCSI ID is important, and SilverFast recommends using 2,4, and 5. However, truthfully, I don't know what I am doing with that either.

Very interesting to read. Thank you for finding this. Bit of a shame I didn't find this earlier. I hope that it is compatible with Windows XP as I know that users of the PRO have managed to get it working with Windows 7. I even know a chap who has managed to get his working with the latest Mac OS Mojave. As I mentioned, I see that XP actually supports KONICA MINOLTA as a line of scanners, and included that line is the PRO. Hence, I have a hunch it is compatible with this particular version of XP. I could be entirely wrong, however.

To operate the scanner. It is not uncommon that drivers need to be manually installed, though I do not have sufficient knowledge on how to go about disabling/updating drivers properly, step-by-step. This might speak volumes about my inabilities with drivers, but I am aware of a similar process having tried (and failed) with the alternative pc/software combos. The disc I used containing Minolta Scan came with a Minolta Elite 5400 I have for 35mm, not with the PRO when I purchased it, hence I feel there is a driver missing. When searching for the Multi PRO driver in the Minolta Dimage Scan disc, the PC cannot find a driver. The PC asks that the scanner be "digitally signed-in". I can see it as a supported scanner on the list provided by XP, but I don't have the driver.

Just a quick comment to add. The scanner is definitely connecting to the PC I own via the SCSI connection because it initiates its initialisation sequence only when I connect it to the PC. It is for this reason that I believe the scanner "likes" the PC I have, but doesn't have the keys to the padlock yet.

It's been a while since I last posted on this thread. I've managed to finally get around to setting up the Windows XP PC with the right SCSI card and connection lead. I have installed the original Minolta Dimage Scanning Utility and also Vuescan. Where I could previously not get the scanner to eject the film holder tray, the scanner now responds, though the scanner is not recognised on the PC. I see that I need to install a driver / digitally sign the driver and, having previously tried installing drivers on the laptop and iMac to no avail, I'd gratefully appreciate some advice/step-by-step instructions on how to get the right driver and how to do this. I would also like to know what SCSI ID number (0-7) I should input on the scanner. The PC I am using is an old DELL OptiPlex 755, if that information helps. The tension....

No offence caused! Screw is removed. I considered opening up the scanner just to see whether there are any visible faults. I have a new desktop coming, so I will report back with my findings. This is the last chance saloon for this scanner.

I have managed to find a desktop running Windows XP freshly installed, with a 25pin SCSI port. The Minolta takes a 50pin lead, however I see that it's fairly easy to get hold of a 25pin-50pin lead. Do you think this would cause any disruption to an otherwise fair go at the SCSI method to get the Minolta up and running? [uSER=2403817]@rodeo_joe|1[/uSER] The UK indeed! Thanks very much for your kind offer! Much appreciated. I may still yet have to take you up on that offer.

Thanks so much for the very insightful notes. I could try a PowerMac G4. In fact, I had considered one prior to the iMac G4. One of the main triggers behind my decision to abandon Apple was the growing momentum towards a consensus that Windows XP would be the least burdensome/most bland option for the scanner to be able stomach. I'll have to sleep on it and see which way the pendulum swings in the morning. AHHHHHH.

Thanks for the info! I haven't tinkered with installing a card on a desktop PC for a while, so that'll be an experience.. I'll see what eBay has in store for me PC wise. @ben_hutcherson Your hunch about the FireWire is echoed by a few people here, and I am starting to think it could be one of the more likely suspects. When I find a PC that supports FireWire (and add to that a SCSI card), I should be able to determine what the real culprit is once and for all. Cue long exhalation of stale air from a Minolta-induced yawn...

Thanks for your continued input to this thread everyone. I am going to give Windows XP a shot. Could anyone recommend an economical PC running a default XP OS with both a FireWire port and a SCSI port? Let's say in the ballpark of £100? @WJT Thanks for giving an insight into your experience. Interesting regarding the WIN7 set-up. [uSER=2403817]@rodeo_joe|1[/uSER] I have long disliked the way Microsoft has held back compatibility with Apple

Thanks for checking this out for me. I'll look into it. I would agree with you, though I am slightly confused as to why it would be that the computer (and VueScan) originally accepted the scanner no problem, including me being able to interact with the scanner via my Windows 7 laptop.

If the scanner cannot be recognised by the computer for longer than 30 seconds, I think this will be very difficult to do. However, I will give this a go. Thanks again for your responses.

I checked a while ago -- the scanner is not found anywhere in "Device Manager", hence why I thought this could primarily be a driver issue. No film holder in the scanner while initialising.

I've got the set up all correct. I think I am now erring on selling the scanner. If anyone can persuade me otherwise, give it a shot! Thanks again.

I emailed Gleb using the contact details you provided. He has informed me that he has no experience with the Minolta Multi PRO and therefore cannot help me. The epic continues...

The strange thing is... it did get recognised once by VueScan on my very first try with it using the Windows 7 set up. I was even able to interact with the scanner via VueScan in an attempt to calibrate it. The scanner got up to 99% calibration and sat there for a while. When I tried rebooting everything, the scanner never acted in the same way again. I would contact "Gleb", but I don't know who that is or how to reach them. Also, I am not sure who would look at the scanner these days. Edit to previous post: The scanner only gets recognised on the Windows setup, not with the Mac.

As a little clarification to clear away the cobwebs... I own both an older generation laptop running Windows 7. The laptop has a 4pin FireWire connection port, which can connect to the scanner via a traditional 6pin connection (using a 4pin to 6pin lead). I also purchased a brand new FireWire adaptor card to try a 6pin-6pin FireWire lead (I tested two different leads for this). I also own an iMac G4 with built-in 6pin FireWire ports. I have tried both VueScan and Minolta Dimage Scan software (including legacy options of the software) on both computers. I bought the scanner from a photographics reproduction company. The scanner would stay on forever if I kept it connected to the mains, either connected or unconnected to a computer. The issue is that the scanner will not complete its initialisation phase (green blinking light to a permanent green light) if it is attached to a computer that is either turning on or turned on. It will only complete its initialisation phase (blinking light becomes a permanent green) when the scanner is not connected to anything. The scanner is recognised as a Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO, but neither of the softwares will recognise that the scanner as attached, so therefore I cannot scan anything even if the scanner is recognised for 30 seconds before it disconnects. As I said, I am not sure whether it is the scanner disconnecting itself, or whether it is the OS kicking it out. I purchased the laptop and the iMac for the sole purpose of trying to run this scanner. There is no conflicting software (to my knowledge) installed on either of the computers.

I also tried to join the Yahoo group for the Minolta Multi Pro, but I haven't made the cut, it seems.

Hi all. This puts me in a little bit of a dilemma again. I held off from buying an older PC running Windows XP as I also saw that this OS is not listed as one of the original compatible softwares. Do you think that this would cause an issue? However, I now see that there's a resurgence of the theory that the FireWire is suspect. When I tried the PC/Windows 7/FireWire combo, the scanner was recognised as the "Minolta Dimage Scan Multi PRO", not as an unknown device. I am at a bit of a loss as to what to try next and in what order. Thanks again for putting some time into thinking about this!

Thanks for your greatly appreciated input [uSER=2403817]@rodeo_joe|1[/uSER] and @RaymondC ! Both of you have suggested that I try Windows XP in one way or another. I guess I'll have to give that a go to limit the potential software-induced issues with other OSs. However, I do worry that this will essentially be a rerun of my exercise in finding a generation-appropriate iMac G4 with a specific MacOS as required by the original Minolta software and scanner -- with no luck. I did experiment with drivers on Windows 7, again with no luck. I am convinced the OS/driver combo is where the root of this issue resides. The scanner was recognised once, as I mentioned, and I was able to interact with it (attempted calibration). The FireWire ports are seemingly still active, though the scanner/PC kicks itself/the scanner out. Could a driver problem be responsible for this behaviour? Thanks again for your help. To anyone else out there who has some insight into this, I'd be very glad for a pinch of your grey matter!

Strap yourselves in, this is gonna’ be a bumpy ride. I recently picked up a Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro. It’s proving to be a pain in the neck to get up and running. I have followed all of the available advice out there I can find with little to no success. The scanner does not complete its default 3-minute initialisation phase if it is connected to any laptop/PC that is either in the process of booting up or is already booted up (the green light would flash its last flash before ever becoming permanent). The scanner only completes its initialisation phase if it is unconnected from the laptop/PC. This goes against what is recommended by folks out there (as well as the manual). I did, however, see in a text file on an installation disk that if using the scanner with MacOS 10.1.1-10.1.3, Minolta recommends letting the scanner initialise fully before connecting to a laptop/PC. Without further ado, here are the OS/connection combinations I have tried to date: 1. A laptop running Windows 7 connected to the scanner using two different methods I. via FireWire 400 adaptor card II. via FireWire 400 adaptor cable First, I tried a demo of VueScan (with VueScan’s Multi Pro scanner diver). After completion of the initialisation phase, I connected the scanner and heard the classic “device-connected” sound. When I opened VueScan, the software didn’t find a scanner attached. No problem. I quit VueScan and reopened the application. Hooray. The scanner was recognised. I decided, against my better judgement, to do as VueScan recommends and calibrate the scanner. That progress bar got to 99% and froze at 99% for hours. When I finally decided to quit the application and reopen it, the scanner was no longer recognised. Repeats of this process yielded nothing but disappointment. Second, I uninstalled VueScan, including the driver, and installed a copy of Dimage Scan software. Similar process as above, except no recognition of the scanner by Dimage Scan AT ALL. I referred to a couple of threads online with some hacked driver code (originally Konica Minolta’s) and followed the instructions (and the code) to the letter. Where some had found success, I joined those who had not. Third, I read that those who had not been successful reinstalled VueScan and found that, with VueScan’s driver supplanting the hacked driver, they were able to operate the scanner with both software programmes. I was again one of the unsuccessful hopefuls. Fourth, I uninstalled every programme (and every driver), and reinstalled VueScan fresh. Nothing. I did the same and reinstalled Dimage Scan. Crickets. A note on Windows 7 and the scanner. When the light is a permanent green, it is only at this point that the computer recognises the scanner as a connected device, but only for about 30 seconds (in this 30 second window neither scanning software finds the scanner). Come 30 seconds, the scanner/computer disconnects itself/the machine and it refuses to be recognised again by the computer if the connection lead is removed and plugged back in. The scanner has to be turned off and the process repeated again. I initially suspected that this “kicking out/rejection” of the scanner was an OS compatibility issue, however, as you will find, this doesn’t seem to be the case. 2. An iMac G4 running the recommended OS (10.4.11) with built-in FireWire 400 using a FireWire 400-400 cable (trying three separate FireWire cables, one original, one alternative, one brand new). Upon connecting the scanner, the scanner is not recognised by the computer AT ALL, let alone the scanning software I subsequently installed. I have installed both VueScan and Dimage Scan (both appropriate versions for MacOS 10.4.11). Uninstalled, reinstalled, following various advice out there on variations in approach, with no luck. I also gave a Silverfast demo a try. A dud. I even downloaded Dimage Scan and the appropriate driver for the Multi Pro from the extant Konica Minolta site. There goes a tumbleweed. Upon looking deeper into the photos supplied in the manual, I see that the dedicated “Multi Pro Scan” software shown is not what I have on the disk that came with the scanner (I do, incidentally, have an original Dimage Scan CD too). The software supplied on the disk is the general “Dimage Scan Utility” software. Further to this, I therefore do not have a dedicated Multi Pro driver or plug-in(s) shown in the pictures (with names like “DS_MultiPRO Plug-in”). This particular plug-in is for use with Photoshop for importing/exporting. Upon further research, I have discovered that some users of the scanner operate it by using this photoshop plug-in, as opposed to using scanning software to find it and boot it up. Current thoughts: Poor FireWire connection (though the scanner does get recognised on Windows OS momentarily) I haven't tried the SCSI connection method, but this would require trying yet another PC/adaptor It's probably cooked Given the amount of time and energy I have unleashed onto this scanner, I'd like to give it a last shot. In summary, I fear that the original software supplied with the scanner could be the only key to unlocking this now. I am already resigned to the fact that getting this scanner to work is likely a fruitless endeavour, though, regardless, I’d be very keen to get some thoughts on this from some much more experienced people than myself. Phew! Thanks.