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Problem booting up win98 station

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by jenny_kend

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I have a windows 98 station at home that has a lexmark X75 printer attached to it via usb port. When the printer is attached and you try to boot up the computer, it will not do anything. Nothing happens at all. When the printer is not attached, the computer boots up fine. It isn't the usb port as I have a mouse plugged in to a usb port and that works fine. I have switched out the usb for the mouse with the printer but the computer will not boot up.

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by pc_kahuna

See if you have a listing in the BIOS for USB emulation. If so turn it off and reboot with the printer attached.

by shasca

What happens when you plug the Printer in after you boot? Does Windows detect and install it? Has it ever been successfully installed? Do you have a USB hub you can attach it to?

by jenny_kend

The printer works fine. It is just a hassle to disconnect and reconnect the printer every time I want to boot my computer up.
I installed it myself. Windows didn't have a driver for it.
No, I don't have a usb hub either.

by jenny_kend

To answer the second answer, the printer works fine. It is just a hassle to disconnect and reconnect the printer every time I want to boot my computer up.
I installed it myself. Windows didn't have a driver for it.
No, I don't have a usb hub either.

by mark

Some USB devices require too much power for some older PCs. Sometimes this only affects the bootup process, so you may try to boot without the device connected and then attach it after bootup has completed. You may have to live with this problem or get a USB add-on card that provides sufficient power. Check with the manufacturer first to determine the power requirement.

by jenny_kend

After testing the amount of power the printer needs and how much my computer can supply to the usb port, I found out that it needs too much power. The person who owns the computer also had a cd writer plugged into another usb port so that was pulling power also. I didn't really think about this answer but now the computer boots up with the printer when the cd-writer is unplugged. Thanks :)

by hereinoz

I know that this particular printer does have some difficulties with particular ADSL Modems.

Grasping at straws but does this give you any clues?

Also could it be that the printer draws excessive current from the USB port at switch on? Another straw grasp but you never know. What happens if you turn the printer off and boot up. Does that work or do you physically have to disconnect it?

Alan

by jenny_kend

They don't have dsl installed. They have dialup. Also, the printer automatically turn on when you boot the computer up so you have to disconnect it.

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