Printer does not boot - HP Photosmart C5180 All-In-One InkJet Printer

• Do an NVRAM reset. Press and hold 6, 7, 8 upon boot up.
• Boot up printer without network cable, fax line and options, see if error comes up.
• Get the exact error message.

If problem continues, printer will probably require service. Contact Lexmark technical support(under warranty) or local authorized service provider for professional assistance.

Make sure the computer is fully booted up BEFORE you turn on the printer. It is possible that the computer was still booting up when the printer was turned on. That is why it did not see the printer until only after it is rebooted. Try waiting until the computer has booted up before turning on the printer.

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Change boot order in BIOS menu to get rid of all USB devices. Plug it into a different port. Set USB in boot menu to USB 1 not USB 2

The symptom you described happens because your printer is capable of reading memory cards.

When you turn on your pc with the USB cable connected, your pc is checking the memory card slots in your printer to see if any of them contain a valid operating system that can be used to boot the pc.

Once your pc determines the memory slots do not contain a bootable operating system, it then continues the boot process and loads the operating system from your hard drive.

When you disconnect the USB cable, the memory card slot are not present and the pc boots normally. I've run into this exact same situation at work with certain models of HP printers.

My best recommendation is to check the BIOS in your pc to see if it is possible to disable the option that allows your pc to boot from USB devices.

When you first turn on your pc, the screen will display a message informing you of which key to press to enter the setup program. This is where you want to check to see if the USB boot option can be turned off.
Note: Not all pc manufacturers provide an option to disable booting from USB devices.

If you can't disable the USB boot option, check to boot order to make sure the internal hard drive is listed before any USB devices.

I have to say though, setting the boot order so the internal hard drive appears before any USB devices does not always solve the problem even though it should.

Try disabling legacy USB support in the BIOS. Your computer might be trying to boot from the card reader in the printer.

try going into the bios by pressing F2 as the computer boots, then go to boot options and choose to boot from the hard drive first, cdrom second and floppy drive third (if you have one) then save the changes and exit the bios. You computer should boot as normal now.

I hope this helps

While booting press whatever key or combination required to enter BIOS setup and find the boot section. Disable USB from the boot devices list.

When I print with my Epson Stylus 740i ink jet printer, ink blots get on the copies and on the printer as each copy comes out. Any suggestions/advice.

no, you know how you can open the front, or how you can open side compartments, well, one of the switches that tell the printer the door is closed, is not working, so it thinks it is open and it will noot boot, but no error mesage can be shown, because it has not finished booting.

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http://www.lexmark.com/printer/prob676ijt65/solution
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