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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Printer Problem... Help Me!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.223739.23559@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Dec11.010507.26994@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> <1992Dec12.223403.518@hawk.cs.ukans.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:37:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec12.223403.518@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> ydlee@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Yong Duk Lee) writes:
- >I just decided to post the printer problem in detail.
- >I have Dell Dimension 486-33 system with 8 meg ram. I recently connected
- >Epson LQ-570 printer to LPT1, and set up the driver for the printer. But
- >if I try to print something, OS/2 says it can't write on LPT1. If I choose
- >IBMNULL driver, it prints the first character, and says the printer is
- >turned off while it is not. If I select retry button, it again prints
- >the next character, the says the printer is turned off. If I boot from
- >drive A using dos diskette, not OS/2, the printer works fine.
- >I checked IRQs and there is no conflict. I did everything I can think of,
- >and nothing's working. Since the printer resets when I boot the computer,
- >I think the cable is ok. Can anybody please help me? I have to use my
- >printer. I even called IBM tech line, but to no avail.
- >Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please, HELP ME...
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- It may be the cable. Swap with a friend and see if that helps.
-
- It may be the printer adapter. If at all possible, try swapping that
- with a friend's to see if the problem clears up.
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- In both cases, see if you can swap with a component that is of a
- different brand.
-
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