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printer port connection
Name: leo Date: October 3, 2002 at 11:41:55 Pacific OS: win98 se CPU/Ram: p4 2.4ghz
Comment:
I just upgraded to a new intel mobo (D845EBG2) and new P4 2.3 ghz. All seems to work fine except the printer. What ever I do, I get the message " cannot communicate with printer". The cables are connected and the printer is on.
Name: ted Date: October 3, 2002 at 12:03:36 Pacific
Reply:
Have you installed the printer driver?
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Response Number 2
Name: leo Date: October 3, 2002 at 12:12:24 Pacific
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Yes, I installed the drivers.
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Response Number 3
Name: BUDM Date: October 3, 2002 at 12:20:58 Pacific
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Did you check the bios for the printer port to be bi-directional/epp/ecp? Is the cable good?
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Response Number 4
Name: leo Date: October 3, 2002 at 12:45:18 Pacific
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printer port is set to bi-directional in the bios. The cable is good. The printer worked fine untill I did the upgrade.
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Response Number 5
Name: budm Date: October 3, 2002 at 13:09:08 Pacific
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check the device manager in the control panel, take a look at ports/lpt to see what you have there.
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Response Number 6
Name: leo Date: October 3, 2002 at 19:30:56 Pacific
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Thank you all for the input. I checked every thing you suggested and could find nothing wrong. I ended up re-installing windows and now my printer works fine. Just don't know what the problem was.
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