UMAX Astra 2100U Failure

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I have a 4 year old scanner and a Windows 98SE operating system.
All of a sudden the scanner failed in a most peculiar manner. I t
starts to scan and about halfway through there is a loud chattering
sound and the scan fails. Is it worth repairing or should I scrap it?

 

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"Abraham W. Siff" <awsiff@juno.com> wrote in message
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> I have a 4 year old scanner and a Windows 98SE operating system.
> All of a sudden the scanner failed in a most peculiar manner. I t
> starts to scan and about halfway through there is a loud chattering
> sound and the scan fails. Is it worth repairing or should I scrap it?

Take it apart and look at it. Probably just dirt on the slider. My 1200S is
very easy to dissassemble. Thats what was wrong with it.
HTH