Please help- PC not seeing printer...

[Uncle Vinnie]

Hi -

I just bought an eMachine T6524 to replace my old Compaq.. the one item that
is giving me trouble is my HP T65xi printer.

The PC is running XP Media Center. I set the BIOS from SPP (standard
parallel printer port) to SPP+ EPP 1.9 (Standard plus enhanced).

I can print to the printer - but the pc/ software is unable to 2-way
communicate with the printer, which is an all in one (scan/fax/print). So I
cannot scan nor send/receive a fax...

The cable is IEEE certified, and after swapping cables, still no luck.

The printer worked great in the past so I doubt it's the printer hardware or
the cable...


It's got to be something in the PC or the setup...

Can anyone help here??? Thank you...

 

[Dave]

First prob: E-Machine....

Built really cheaply - kinda like a Dodge/Chrysler product


| Hi -
|
| I just bought an eMachine T6524 to replace my old Compaq.. the one item
that
| is giving me trouble is my HP T65xi printer.
|
| The PC is running XP Media Center. I set the BIOS from SPP (standard
| parallel printer port) to SPP+ EPP 1.9 (Standard plus enhanced).
|
| I can print to the printer - but the pc/ software is unable to 2-way
| communicate with the printer, which is an all in one (scan/fax/print). So
I
| cannot scan nor send/receive a fax...
|
| The cable is IEEE certified, and after swapping cables, still no luck.
|
| The printer worked great in the past so I doubt it's the printer hardware
or
| the cable...
|
|
| It's got to be something in the PC or the setup...
|
| Can anyone help here??? Thank you...
|
|
|

 

[code_wrong]

Hi -

I just bought an eMachine T6524 to replace my old Compaq.. the one item
that
is giving me trouble is my HP T65xi printer.

The PC is running XP Media Center. I set the BIOS from SPP (standard
parallel printer port) to SPP+ EPP 1.9 (Standard plus enhanced).

I can print to the printer - but the pc/ software is unable to 2-way
communicate with the printer, which is an all in one (scan/fax/print). So
I
cannot scan nor send/receive a fax...

The cable is IEEE certified, and after swapping cables, still no luck.

The printer worked great in the past so I doubt it's the printer hardware
or
the cable...


It's got to be something in the PC or the setup...

have you checked for the latest drivers for your printer at HP?

 

[Uncle Vinnie]

Fixed... thank you for your help!

Yup, cheap parallel port.. Standard/Enhanced only... needed ECP (extended)..
ordered a card from new egg yesterday, came in today - installed and
running...

Only $18... but why they would cheapen the parallel port is beyond me....