HP 4200n won't power up

[ncinthenext3]

Thanks in advance for any responses. I'm not a technician, so I'm unsure about the HP 4200n in one of our field offices. Although it's been a great machine with the exception of one nic card, it now won't even power up. We had lights blink off and on in the office this morning, and everything else came back up right away without a problem. It's plugged into a surge supressor, and it wasn't / isn't tripped. Power switch is on. Is there by chance a reset button in the machine somewhere? Ideas? I'm at a loss. Thanks again for any responses.......

[cs_steve]

No, there is no reset button...
I would try unplugging it from the surge protector and plug it straight into a different wall outlet to see if it starts up...

If the printer still doesn't power up... In cases like this where there was an electrical surge/electrical storm, after which a printer doesn't power up ... unfortunately you usually have some pretty expensive damage to the printer ... possibly-damaged parts include the power supply, circuit boards like the DC controller...and the expense to repair is not worth it.

I generally tell folks who have this "no power" problem to replace the printer, because unfortunately when you add in parts + labor + downtime + frustrating guesswork, it usually equals out to a new printer...

We sell the 4200N printers refurbished ... http://www.printertechs.com/printer/refurbished-hp-laserjet-4200.php

[ncinthenext3]

No, there is no reset button...
I would try unplugging it from the surge protector and plug it straight into a different wall outlet to see if it starts up...

If the printer still doesn't power up... In cases like this where there was an electrical surge/electrical storm, after which a printer doesn't power up ... unfortunately you usually have some pretty expensive damage to the printer ... possibly-damaged parts include the power supply, circuit boards like the DC controller...and the expense to repair is not worth it.

I generally tell folks who have this "no power" problem to replace the printer, because unfortunately when you add in parts + labor + downtime + frustrating guesswork, it usually equals out to a new printer...

We sell the 4200N printers refurbished ... http://www.printertechs.com/printer/refurbished-hp-laserjet-4200.php

Again, thanks for the reply. No storms or anything, just a temporary loss of power. Do you offer a core deposit if you will for the old printer, and do your refurbs also include the network interface card?

[redcow]

Never plug a laser printer into a surge protector. Use a dedicated wall outlet.
If you haven't done so already, do what Steve said...use a different power cord and plug it into the wall outlet. And see if it gets power.

Good luck

[prntrfxr]

even if the display is off, do you hear motor come on when you power it up or the fans running?


If they are and the display is just blank, it may be a bad nic card. try removing the nic card and power up again.

If they are not, follow cs_steve's advice and buy another one. When you get the other one, connected to a dedicated outlet.

[PrinterMedic]

Do listen for fans but if it is dead its most likely power supply. Q2425-69002(exchange number) RM1-0019(new purchase number) You get yourself a service manual and its not terribly difficult to do yourself, it does have to come apart pretty far but if your not afraid to dig in- its easy.

[woodss]

heres my thoughts on this.

Sometimes its best to do the simple things first, to determine if its really the power supply of the printer, you try another cable and power outlet.

then if it still doesnt work after that then replace the power supply, and info from this thread the author of this thread has no choice but to replace the power supply.

this way, saved me a lot of times to install a new power supply when it wasnt nessasary.

But its worth to think of what caused the issue in the first place, as cs_steve said it could been a storm or a surge that caused the power supply to be faulty, it can even happen even if the printer is turned off.