Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - Printer Problems

Excessivenumberoffragmentedfiles
Solution:UsetheWindowsdiskdefragmentationordiskoptimizationfeaturetocleanupthefiles.
Note:Dependingonthevolumeofthestoragedrivesandamountofdatastoredonthestoragedrives,the
disk-defragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhours.
1.Closeanyopenprogramsandwindows.
2.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickComputer.
•ForWindows8:OpenFileExplorer,andthenclickComputer.
•ForWindows8.1:OpenFileExplorer.
•ForWindows10:ClicktheStartbuttontoopentheStartmenu,andthenclickFileExplorer➙
ThisPC.
3.Right-clickyourCdriveandthenclickProperties.
4.ClicktheToolstab.
5.DependingonyourWindowsversion,dooneofthefollowing:
•ForWindows7:ClickDefragmentnow.
•ForWindows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10:ClickOptimize.Selectthedesireddrive,andthen
clickOptimize.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Insufficientmemory
Symptom:Insufficientmemory
Ingeneral,themorememorythatisinstalled,thebettertheWindowsoperatingsystemruns.
Action:Installadditionalmemory.Forinformationaboutpurchasingmemory,seeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage121.Forstep-by-stepinstructionsoninstallingmemory,see
“Installingorreplacingamemorymodule”onpage39
.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage121.
Printerproblems
Symptom:Theprinterdoesnotwork.
Actions:Verifythat:
1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.
2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.
3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthe
computer.
Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.
1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.
2.Youhaveassignedtheprinterportcorrectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicationprogram,orBIOS
settings.FormoreinformationaboutBIOSsettings,seeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage89
.
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