Convert LS-30 into LS-2000?

[Barry Watzman]

It was mentioned here some time ago that the Nikon LS-30 and LS-2000 are
hardware identical but with different firmware, and that an LS-30 could
be "converted" to be an LS-2000 by burning LS-2000 firmware into it.

Does anyone have the procedure, or a link to the procedure, for doing
this? The firmware installer would need to be "patched" not to check
that the scanner was an LS-2000 instead of an LS-30.

[CSM1]

Post by Barry Watzman
It was mentioned here some time ago that the Nikon LS-30 and LS-2000 are
hardware identical but with different firmware, and that an LS-30 could be
"converted" to be an LS-2000 by burning LS-2000 firmware into it.
Does anyone have the procedure, or a link to the procedure, for doing
this? The firmware installer would need to be "patched" not to check that
the scanner was an LS-2000 instead of an LS-30.

Sounds to me like a good way to turn the LS-30 into a door stop.

The hardware is different in spite of what you may have heard.

Have you been to the Nikon Support site for the LS-30 firmware update? There
is a Version 1.3 available.

http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=BkxiW-Gi&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=2.31&p_prods=25%2C31&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=25&prod_lvl2=31&cat_lvl1=0&p_search_text=&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_nl

[Barry Watzman]

Other people are saying that the hardware is identical and that they
have DONE it.

Post by CSM1

Post by Barry Watzman
It was mentioned here some time ago that the Nikon LS-30 and LS-2000
are hardware identical but with different firmware, and that an LS-30
could be "converted" to be an LS-2000 by burning LS-2000 firmware into
it.
Does anyone have the procedure, or a link to the procedure, for doing
this? The firmware installer would need to be "patched" not to check
that the scanner was an LS-2000 instead of an LS-30.

Sounds to me like a good way to turn the LS-30 into a door stop.
The hardware is different in spite of what you may have heard.
Have you been to the Nikon Support site for the LS-30 firmware update?
There is a Version 1.3 available.
http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=BkxiW-Gi&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=0&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_pv=2.31&p_prods=25%2C31&p_cats=0&p_hidden_prods=&prod_lvl1=25&prod_lvl2=31&cat_lvl1=0&p_search_text=&p_new_search=1&p_search_type=answers.search_nl