Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics

 

 

 

 

 

Printer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

Possible Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer will not print.

1.

Printer is not turned on and online. Turn the printer on

 

 

 

 

and ensure it is online.

 

 

 

2.

Run printer self-test.

 

 

 

3.

Reseat both ends of the printer cable.

 

 

 

4.

Verify that printer port is enabled in BIOS and in

 

 

 

 

Windows using F10 Setup.

 

 

 

5.

Try printing using the DOS command

 

 

 

 

C:\ [printer port].

 

 

 

 

Where [printer port] is the port address to which the

 

 

 

 

printer is connected.

 

 

 

 

If the printer works, the problem is with the printer

 

 

 

 

driver. Reload the driver.

 

 

 

6.

If the computer is on a network, you may not have made

 

 

 

 

the connection to the printer. Make the proper network

 

 

 

 

connections to the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer will not turn on.

The cables may not be connected properly. Reconnect all

 

 

 

cables and check the power cord and electrical outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prints garbled information.

1.

The correct printer driver for the application are not

 

 

 

 

installed. Install the correct printer driver for the

 

 

 

 

application.

 

 

 

2.

The cables may not be connected properly. Reconnect

 

 

 

 

all cables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer is offline.

The printer may be out of paper. Check the paper tray and

 

 

 

refill it if empty. Select online.

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Drive

The information provided by the diagnostics tests includes: error code, system serial number, drive serial number, drive model, and drive firmware revision. Specific details of the drive failure are not included.

When you run the diagnostics, the test results are stored in a log. After completing the test, you can print this log to a local printer or save it to a file. Alternatively, before running the test, you can configure the test options to send the results to a local printer or file.

 

Service Reference Guide

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