SOLVED : 79 error on 2605dn.
I just got the 79 error code. constant resetting. I shut off the printer, removed power cord, left it unplugged for 5 minutes. I opened up a little latch door on the back of the printer and inside was a removable stick of memory (ram). I removed the ram and closed the little metal door. By the way... that board that the memory is plugged into is the frmatter board. Now, pull out the paper drawer. <--sounds silly, but it worked for me.
Put the power cord back into the printer, wait for 20 seconds, and turn it back on.
I did those exact steps and I got an error because the paper was removed. I put the paper drawer back and it continued to boot up as normal with no errors.
I turned the printer back off to see if it would work again, and when I turned it back on it was still working.
I also reinstalled the memory and turned it back on and the 79 error came back. When I removed the memory(after unplugging the printer) it was working again.
I believe that the update may have messed with the printer's memory management features in a way that was no longer compatible with the extra memory I had installed. I had a 128 MB module installed.
I am betting that resetting to factory defaults will allow me to use the memory again, but I am not going to try it until it becomes an issue.
BTW: It could be bad memory, but so many people have this issue it seems unlikely... unless the update destroyed the memory somehow.
Good luck everyone!!
I just got the 79 error code. constant resetting. I shut off the printer, removed power cord, left it unplugged for 5 minutes. I opened up a little latch door on the back of the printer and inside was a removable stick of memory (ram). I removed the ram and closed the little metal door. By the way... that board that the memory is plugged into is the frmatter board. Now, pull out the paper drawer. <--sounds silly, but it worked for me.
Put the power cord back into the printer, wait for 20 seconds, and turn it back on.
I did those exact steps and I got an error because the paper was removed. I put the paper drawer back and it continued to boot up as normal with no errors.
I turned the printer back off to see if it would work again, and when I turned it back on it was still working.
I also reinstalled the memory and turned it back on and the 79 error came back. When I removed the memory(after unplugging the printer) it was working again.
I believe that the update may have messed with the printer's memory management features in a way that was no longer compatible with the extra memory I had installed. I had a 128 MB module installed.
I am betting that resetting to factory defaults will allow me to use the memory again, but I am not going to try it until it becomes an issue.
BTW: It could be bad memory, but so many people have this issue it seems unlikely... unless the update destroyed the memory somehow.
Good luck everyone!!