no printer capability......SOFTWARE????

[jostonboe]

also posted general hardware forum.


recently built pc w/ amd processor
512meg ram,, operating win98se, 30 gig hd

tried to install three different printers, most recent HP920c.
other 2...hp612c and lexmark 2030, which I borrowed.

installation shows as ok on lpt1 under printers in control panel.

Systems/control panel shows LPT1 configured OK under device mgr, with no conflicts in resources. but no printer shown.

performed self printer test, holding down on button, and test page ok

used hp toolkit, test page....nothing.

used debug to verify lpt1 ok, and 78 and 03 are in the first line as tip page says.

in Device Mgr, installed drivers on lpt1 are lpt.vxd & vmm32.vxd
no conflicts reported there.

verified that printer cable is correct and ok., and compatabile type.

wil not print from DOS prompt, or any txt file (dir>lpt1)

can't think or find anything else on the web to do.....hope i can get some help.
changed print format to raw, nothing.

can see print being dumped into print queue, but it disappears from there.

will furnish any other info, and reply to all post w/ results of help.

all above analysis done from web searches, and instruction guides guides.

BIOS is phoenix-award v6.006pc. id this is a bios setup problem, need advice.



AM NOT A TECH GEEK, ALL the above steps have been followed a a result of web searches. Please help, pc runs great, just no print capability

[glc]

Please do not crosspost. You have a response to the other thread so I'm closing this one.