Printers troubleshooting Flashcards
printers print unknown characters
- incorrect driver
(uninstall the wrong driver and install the correct driver) - cable loose (secure the cable)
printer will not print large or complex images
- lack of mem (add + mem)
laser print prints vertical lines or streaks on every page
- drum is damaged (replace the drum/ toner cartridge when it contains the drum)
- the toner is not distributed in the cartridge
(shake the toner)
print pages shows ghost images
- drum is scratched or dirty
- drum wiper blade is worn
(replace the drum/ toner cartridge when it contains the drum)
the toner is not fusing to the paper
- fuser is defective
replace the fuser
paper is creased after printing
pick up rollers are damaged or dirty (clean or replace pickup rollers)
paper is not being fed into the printer
pick up rollers are damaged or dirty (clean or replace pickup rollers)
each time a network printer is restarted, users receive a message…
“document failed to print”
- Printer’s IP configuration set for DHCP (assign a static IP address)
- the IP is already being used by another host (assign a different static IP address)
- A technician discovers that RAID has stopped working. Which two situations could cause this issue? (Choose two.)
- RAID has failed
2. RAID is not receiving power
- A technician is upgrading an older PC with a dual core CPU. When the PC restarts, it is slower than it was before the upgrade. The Performance tab from the Task Manager displays only one CPU graph. What is the most probable solution to this problem?
update the BIOS
- What is a symptom of a printer fuser that needs to be replaced?
toner is coming off the page
- What is a probable cause of a printer producing pages with ghost images?
a worn drum wiper
- What corrective action should be taken on a printer that prints unknown characters?
wrong driver installed. Reinstall the driver
- Users in an office complain that they are receiving “Document failed to print” messages when trying to print to a network printer. What is a likely problem?
wrong IP address assigned
- A user has not updated an application for over two years and has just updated to the newest release on the workstation. The user notices, however, that the software with the newest release is operating very slowly. The other applications on the workstation are operating normally. What is a possible cause?
not enough RAM