Misha: I recently "retired" my old workstation and replaced it with a new Dell Precision workstation. My scanner was attached to the old machine (Microtek with SCSI card). I'm pretty much past the point in my life when screwing around inside the guts of my computers qualifies as a good time. If I have to open the case, I get pissed off. My solution: dump the old scanner and get a new USB 2/Firewire scanner. Now my scanner can be quickly attached to any of my systems without screwing around with installing a dedicated card in each system. And my mother-in-law is excited to get a "new" computer. Scanners are cheap. Make your life easier and just get a new one. Chances are it will be better than the one you had before.