I confirmed that the service was stopped and then proceeded with my backup.
Rather than uninstall the program (not knowing the consequences), I went into Windows Services and set it to "Manual" start and rebooted. I did some research here, and elsewhere, on this process. I found the culprit: IAStorDataMgrSvc.exe. I noted that my CPU was not "settling" after boot, as I would expect, and went into the Task Manager, Processes, to see what was consuming a steady 12 to 15 percent of my CPU.
My computer, as you can tell from the Speccy snapshot, linked in a previous post of this thread, has a reasonably powerful, over-clocked i7 CPU, which it has had since I purchased the computer back about 3.5 years ago (the intermittent verification issues only date back less than a year). Today I rebooted my computer, preparatory to launching my Easeus ToDo Backup Home (Version 8.3) software. So, no doubt, you solved my biggest issue.
Since I "killed" the RAID0 array and moved my OS to the Samsung 850 Pro SSD drive, there have been no more BSODs, so I have no doubt that you were correct on that theory, which, of course, was confirmed by the Maingear Support folks who suspected the RAID0 array software or a corrupt Windows file interacting with the RAID0 array as you did. I am very grateful to you for pointing out the possibility that my RAID0 array might have been responsible for my BSODs and system backup image verification failures. I have found in the past that running target drive diagnostics and then re-running the backup normally leads to a successful verification outcome even though errors are not detected on the target drive (bad sectors), so this is proof of nothing. Of course, I did earlier in the week run a chkdsk /r on the target drive, which is used exclusively for Easeus backups (one old Windows Backup on that drive as well). I just completed a backup and backup verification (Easeus ToDo Backup this week) without an issue. Now close Preferences and click on the Tools button in the Control Panel.Just reporting back with an update. Your own desired set-up and how the scanner is to be used will dictate the remaining choices within the Preferences options. Options for "after scan" are a matter of personal preference if you are running the scanner as a twain device from Adobe Photoshop the "Save to disk" option does not need to be checked.įinally, whilst in Preferences, click on the Preview Settings option and ensure all three boxes in the upper half of the window are checked. Moving down the menu click on the Single Scan option and check all the boxes for "before scan" actions. My preference is for Adobe RGB, and make sure you turn on the "Use Nikon Colour Management System" by checking the button.
Unless you use a profiled monitor there is no chance that Nikon Scan will display colours correctly for your specific system.Īfter selecting the monitor profile click on the RGB button to set the RGB colour space. Note: If you have not calibrated your monitor you should do so immediately. Start by clicking on the Color Management option and select "Use Custom Monitor Profile" then select your pre-determined monitor profile. Next click on the "Prefs" button.Ī window is displayed that contains a menu and a variety of tabbed and/or button selected options.
I will use Positive as this covers all transparency films with the exception of Kodak Kodachrome. In the main control panel (it is the pane to the left that contains the 'Preview' and 'Scan' buttons) click on the drop-down menu below Settings and choose the appropriate film type. The desktop will comprise three distinct areas:
Once you have connected your scanner and switched it on, you can launch Nikon Scan. (If you have another Nikon scanner model, or run a different version of Nikon Scan you can apply the following information where it is relevant.) The following comments and illustrations are based on the processes I use with my own Coolscan 5000ED, which I run with version 4.0.1 of Nikon Scan, and are intended as a starting point for developing your own scanning workflow. However, the scanner hardware is only half the story to use it effectively it is important to apply the features of Nikon Scan appropriately. The current range of Nikon Coolscan desktop scanners offers probably the most cost-effective method of producing very high quality scans, and I hope Simon Stafford's review of the Nikon Coolscan 5000ED in the previous issue of Nikon Owner magazine whetted your appetite for giving your film-based pictures a new lease of life.