HP Printer 7410 will not Boot, remove wireless to fix.
My HP 7410 printer would not boot up last week. I have had many issues with this printer.
- it sometimes dumps hex to the LCD panel,
- had to have it replaced after six months when I first bought it,
- It sometimes says that a cartridge is defective when it is 3/4 full and I have to replace the cartridge.
- Often causes the Cable Modem VOIP line to jam if used as a fax line
- Early versions of the software constantly crashed XP and caused me days of time to isolate
- LCD panel does not get past “Hp Invent” on power rest, power button never lights
I think I have had it about 4 years and average about 300-400 a year on ink so this printing thing cost us about 2000.00 for the last 4 years. So I am little hesitant about spending more on it. I actually think it is cheaper to get an IPAD and use that as paper. The last issue I had was with the HP7410 not booting up. There were two external events that may have caused it.
1) I inadvertently plugged the Pinter phone lines into the phone outlet that Cablevision provides from the Cable Modem, VOIP service and sometimes this causes the CableModem to stop working. I have had to replace the CableModem twice. Should be able to do this but it doesn’t seem to work. There is no wiring issues other things work and the patch panel installed by a Professional Electrician.
2) United Illuminating replaced my meter by yanking it out with everything on
Anyway shortly after these two events I noticed I could not get the printer to work so I looked around on the Internet and found some articles on how the wireless card might be the issue. I followed the directions and I seem to be able to do everything except wireless. I have included a picture in case it helps someone else get a little more time out of this expensive thing called printing. I included a picture showing the wire I removed. These directions were very good. I am not even going to bother not putting the cover back on.
I really need to figure out how to stop printing. I had stopped for a few years and I need to do it again. It is really an inefficient way to work and exchange information. My cars are less trouble than my printer.
