Trying to use our older epson perfection 1670 scanner with our new osx 10.6.6 system. Do we need to find the original scanner cd or can we download the necessary software from epson?

Make sure you have installed the scanner drivers bcos sometimes it only installs printer drivers. I suggest you install the scanner drivers again. Make sure the scanner is turned in first b4 computer.

The OS X software for the Epson Perfection 610 can be found at http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=14559&infoType=Downloads it should work. If it does not work you can use vuescan from http://www.hamrick.com/ it costs about $40 but there is a free version which will allow you to try it out. Hope this helps.

The following link has all the original driver and creativity software.
Epson Perfection 2480 Drivers Software

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I had exactly the same problem after moving my scanner to a new location, even though it was locked... it happened blank scanns, so I was about to go get my self a new scanner.
What I did was to get a cotton pad, put alot of alcohol on it and clean both sides of the connection usb cable in/out and then let it dry. Also I unistall all the epson scanner applications and reinstall with the new driver epson 12699.
It worked perfect, try it you have nothing to loose.

Do the following:

Uninstall the scanner from your computer

Restart

Re-install all software and drivers with the original CD * if you dont have the drivers check the manufacturars website *

Restart again

And then it should work fine. If this fails use the scanner wizard in Windows Control Panel and follow the step by step instructions.

please use the link below to download the driver and software for your scanner
http://www.epson.co.uk/Scanners/Epson-Perfection-1670/Drivers-Support?supportLandingPage=true

Dont you have an installation disc with scanner?If not go Epson uk web site look for downloads or support for your scanner type,download and install

Epson PERFECTION 1670 AC Adapter driver download

No need to install Windows Xp you can work on Vista.

Here is the link to download driver for all OS ( Vista, XP, Mac osx)

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=23762&prodoid=35836299&BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&platform=All&x=27&y=12

Same Problem (WinXP System). I found leaving it off when not using it fixes my problems. (Its like the scanner light overheats or overloads the light receptors and it just sees white from then on, no matter what you do on the pc side of things). Other problems while stumbling into this "fix" include WIA drivers loaded which will stop scanner working properly, and finally scanner drivers seemingly working when USB cable in connected to another port other than what it was installed on but no image is shown (Not 100% sure if it was same problem as detailed at top)