Need Scanner Help!!!

[gladdyontherise]

I think my scanner is dying! this started on saturday just completely random, the scanner would work like normal, it would scan the card, and after it uploaded the scanner made a really bad noice for like 30 seconds, and then it restarted itself?
now it wont even scan anything but the wierd part is the printer still works? its a one in all type of thing. is there something that i need to do? or is the scanner fried?

[TechMan]

My HP did something like that and guess what happened to it, it ended up in about 10 peices on my porch

[Enigma]

Have you checked the bulb? When the bulb goes out on a scanner, it will cease to work.

[gladdyontherise]

My HP did something like that and guess what happened to it, it ended up in about 10 peices on my porch

LOL

Have you checked the bulb? When the bulb goes out on a scanner, it will cease to work.

about how long will the average bulb work? and do you know how much they cost?, i'm not sure if thats the problem though, because the noices its making sounds like its about to have a freak out!