20 Most Recent HP Scanjet 7000 Questions & Answers

The problem is from the cartridge, you should take them out and gently clean them.

The factory default is blank.

Sounds like the main circuit board fried. You can't repair it, thus replacement is the only option. That will not guarantee normal operation and your taking a chance one way or the other.

Install the drivers for it from the HP website. Other software for it should be there as well. As to scanning speed, setting it to scan at lower resolutions can speed scanning. Scanning for color is slower than scanning for Black and White, FYI.

see Chapter 3 pages 12 to 15 of the attached manual http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c00293286&docLocale=en_US

Hah, hah. That is what happens when you upgrade unnecessarily to an operating system for which you do not have the correct driver. Unless HP provides a driver u are out of luck - they prefer that you buy a new scanner from them, of course!

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