Lexmark Printer not pulling or picking paper out from the tray

Issue: Printer is not picking paper from tray 1.

  

Caused: The pick rollers are not sticking to the paper causing it to slide. When the printer's sensor detects that the paper its expecting to arrive did not arrive, then that's the time it gives paper jam error.

Solution:

Remove the paper pick rollers. Just remove the rubbers and wash it with alcohol or soap and water. Wash it properly and dry.  DO this even if the pick tires look clean.

The cause of this is the materials used by Lexmark on this pick rollers. I talked to Lexmark tech regarding this and he said they're already rolling out pick roller replacement for those affected printers who is still getting the same issue even after performing the above steps.

Read more: http://tech4windows.blogspot.hk/2015/07/lexmark-printers-not-pulling-out-paper.html

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How to Fix Lexmark printer Paper jam 31.46, 31.66, or 201.22

Applicable to the following Lexmark printer models

Single function: MS310, MS410, MS510, MS610, M1145, & M3150

Multi-function: MX310, MX410, MX51x, MX61x, XM1145, & XM3150

Possible cause

A paper jam does NOT cause the 201.22 error code. Most likely it is caused by not inserting the cartridge fully before closing the cartridge door. Closing the door in this condition will jam the linkage that opens the toner port to the imaging unit, thus the Imaging Unit starves and will not print, or the auger motor will over torque because the port is not open.

Error codes 31.46 and 31.66 are precursors to the 201.22 error code. The steps below should be followed for any of these errors.

Troubleshooting

1. Open the printer's front door and inspect the cartridge button. It should not be stuck. Try using a different cartridge.

Cartridge button

2. Check the cartridge plunger if damage or broken.

Damage Cartridge plunger

3. Make sure the cartridge is seated completely.

4. If issue persist, proceed with the Firmware update.

Note:

If the cartridge plunger is broken is broken, replace the entire Front access cover. Refer to the information below for the part #.

40X9148 Cartridge plunger or 40X8056 Front access cover for MS310, MS312, MS315, MS415, MS410,  M1140, MS510, MS610dn, M1145, & M3150

40X9148 Cartridge plunger or 40X8268 Front access cover for MS610de & M3150 (4.3" panel only)

40X9148 Cartridge plunger or 40X9068 MPF front access cover for MX310, MX410, MX51x & XM114x

40X9148 Cartridge plunger or 40X9068 Front access cover (MPF) for MX610 & XM3150

If 201.22 persists even with a different cartridge in place, Replace the Cartridge Gear Box – P/N: 40X8083 (For MS310, MS410, MS510, MS610, MX310, MX410, MX51x, MX61x). Call Lexmark Technical Support.

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Source:

http://support.lexmark.com

Dust Removal for CPU | Hardware Maintenance Tutorial

Hardware Maintenance Tutorial

Your computer is a big investment and you want it to stick around for a long time. One of the parts of the computer that you definitely want is to keep it clean from dust.

Make sure to keep it either up instead of on the floor. Especially on the carpet because all that dust will generate down there and as it sucks in the air it will landed on the floor and speed up the process of layering dust all over your computer. Although even if your computer is  in your desk, it will still accumulate dust. It’s just one of the thing that will happen over time. So, how are you going to clean your computer from dust?

First is you need to open the case (Please refer to the manual from your computer manufacturer).  Some of the computer made by Dell or HP will have a latch that you need to push and it will open up.  But in generic cases, there Is usually screws that you need to remove. Now you need a can of compressed air, or even an anti-static wipe. The reasons for that is, static is your computer's enemy so you want to make sure when your touching components inside the computer itself if you are grounded to the case. Because on little spark of static electricity onto one of the components will totally destroy whatever piece of equipment you are touching.

Dust inside the system unit

What you clean first is the fan blowing on the processor to cool it down also know as the heat sink. Give it a couple of air bursts to throw out the dusts. Another place that generate some heat is the RAM modules, usually located next to the processor. Give it a couple of air bursts too.  

Dust acts like a blanket, it will keep coating and instead of letting the heat dissipate the way it normally does. It retains that heat and eventually it will cause the computer components to fail quicker. Eventually computer will die so  we want to make them last as long as we can.   

The other components is your graphics card. Nowadays, they usually have a kind of fan build onto them so they are going to be sucking in air as well and coating dust.   Give it a couple of air burst to make sure there is no dust left on it.  

Another part is your Hard Drive located on the side. That will accumulate a lot of dust too since it constantly spinning and generate a lot of heat so give it a couple of air burst too.

Dust clog inside the system unit

After you blown the dust out of your computer case, make sure all the dust out as you can to keep your computer clean. Again, keep it up on a desk or keep it off the floor and I would suggest you perform this at least every three months, six months the most.  

DISCLAIMER:  This tutorial requires basic computer hardware knowledge. The author will not be responsible for any damages result by not being able to follow the procedure correctly.

Different types of Computer Hard Drives

Computer Hard Drive Descriptions

Computer technology is fast evolving nowadays. Everyone is opting to have a fast, stable, and reliable computer. When you’re talking about computer speed, one of the  hardware components that plays a major role is your Hard Drive. Today I will discuss the different types of Hard drives. 

The types of Hard drives are SSD, SSHD, and HDD.   

Different types of hard drives

What is SSD or Solid State Drive?

SSD has no moving parts, its using flash storage, and it’s extremely fast particularly for random operations specially if you’re running an operating system like Windows 7 or Windows 8. Unfortunately, it is quite expensive and has a low storage capacity.

What is a Hard Drive?

This is being used by 90% of Windows computer users. It has a spinning platter inside with a read and write head that moves around on it mechanically in order to read and write data. It has a huge capacities of up to 4 terabytes for consumer grade products. However, it’s not as fast as an SSD. It’s pretty fast for sequential read and write if all the data is in one place, but when those read and write heads got to move around and disc spins all over the place it becomes slow particularly for random performance. 

What is SSHD or Solid State Hybrid Drives?

We have learned about the basics of SSD and HD including their pros and cons. Now what if their two pros combine? That result would be the ultimate Solid State Hybrid Drives. The SSHD has a built-in feature that reads cache, so you it can read your most frequently used data of the SSD and used the Hard Drive that is built inside for your less frequently used data. It comes up to 2 terabytes in terms of capacity. You might think that, its confusing to manage. But no, the SSD that’s built-into it is dynamically manage by the controller inside the drive so you never have to think about it.  

With the SSHD, you will have the SSD like performance with the benefit of extra speed and longevity. Because SSD’s wear out from writing to them and Hard Drive wear out from general use over time. If you can write your SSD less, it can read data all day without risk of any long term damage in terms of wear and tear. That’s also going to save the hard drive because you will be pulling data in the SSD instead of the Hard drive where it doesn’t wear it out. It’s generally great for everyone involve, right?  

I believe this is already available in all leading computer store. So if you decided to upgrade your computer, this is definitely one part you should consider.

“No Post” Power-On Self-Test Computer Repair

Computer NO POST means, No Power-ON-Self-Test. 

Most of the time it is caused by a hardware failure.

In this article you will learn some troubleshooting steps that you can do before you  contact a technician, bring your computer for repair, or before you start spending money replacing hardware to see if you can get your PC  back up and running.

photo credit to 24Gadget

Step 1    Do not involve opening up your PC. 
The first thing you can check is the switch at the back of your computer power supply if it's set to ON and the power plug is plugged in tight. 

Step 2
Make sure your video cable is plugged in properly on the back of your video card and that the screws are tightened all the way.

Step 3
If your building a PC, most common mistake is that the hardware is not compatible.

Make sure that you go to the manufacturer’s website to check for the compatibility list of your Motherboard.

Step 4   
Make sure that the power connector is not wiggled loose and its connected properly.  You have two connectors that goes into your motherboard. One is either a 4 pin or an 8 pin P4 or EPS connector usually up on the top left of the motherboard make sure that’s in all the way until it clicks. The second one is a 20 pin or 24 pin connector usually up on the top right hand edge of the motherboard. To determine if your board is getting power is if you turn on the power supply, you can see a little light there flick on and off depending on the power supply if its on and off. That means your Motherboard has power at the very least.  

Step 5   
A lot of times when you call in to the Motherboard technical support, one of the things they’ll ask you to do particularly if you’re changing or overclocking the settings on your motherboard is to clear the BIOS or clear the CMOS. You can go to your Manufacturer’s website for specific instructions on how to perform this troubleshooting.

Step 6   
Try to test if your system will work properly without the case. Sometimes the case itself can cause the system not to POST.  

When you hear the beep code, this means we have a power to the Motherboard or we have some kind of response from it. Usually this means there’s a problem somewhere else so you can move on the the memory. 

Step 7
 One of the things that are relatively easy to check and can happen to the system whether the system is new or old is defective memory stick or slot. One thing you can do is start removing the memory if your system and try if it will boot with just one stick of RAM (please refer to the Computer Manufacturer’s website for instructions). If it doesn't work, try swapping the stick with the one you left in to see if that is defective or not. 

Turn your computer ON to check if the computer boots. If you don’t hear a sound, that means you’re getting a response from the Motherboard and the RAM Module is good so we’ll move on to the video card display. 

Step 8
Sometimes the problem with a video card can be resolved by just re-sitting it. What you’ll need to do is release the PCI express clip(consult your manual if you’re not sure). Pull the the video card out of the slot handling only by the edges.  Just use gentle force to pull it out and make sure there is no damage to the connectors or to the slot itself. Firmly re-sit the card back into the slot and make sure that the lock re engages. If you have a different slot for the video card, try that slot because sometimes it’s not the card that’s not working but the PCI express card slot. 

If it turns on without any bleeping sound and still won’t display, then its time to replace your video card.

 In this scenario it involves a removing the defective RAM module until we didn't hear the beep code from the Motherboard, and a defective video card so we had to replace the it.

 DISCLAIMER: 
This tutorial requires basic computer hardware knowledge. The author will not be responsible for any damages result by not being able to follow the procedure correctly.