Painfully Slow Printer, HP 5510

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ChrisInMd, Sep 7, 2005.

  1. ChrisInMd

    ChrisInMd Private E-2

    I have a new printer -- HP Officejet 5510 all-in-one. I'm running Windows XP, Service Pack 2 on a Dell Dimension, a Pentium 4 with 512 Mb memory. The printer is connected via USB. It's slow. Painfully slow. Maybe 2 minutes to print one page of ordinary Word text. Pictures are impossible. I'm using the driver that came with the printer. I can't find any driver updates. When I send a page to the printer, it (the printer) makes "hardware" sounds like it's alligning every moving part. But to start printing? Takes forever. Any suggestions?


    Thanks,

    Chris
     
    ChrisInMd, Sep 7, 2005
    #1
  2. ComputerGate

    ComputerGate Specialist

    Does the printer require usb 2.0?
    Is your computer maybe usb 1?
    If so, that can make a difference.
     
    ComputerGate, Sep 7, 2005
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  3. ChrisInMd

    ChrisInMd Private E-2

    I hate to sound dumb, but if the shoe fits....

    How do I tell if the computer is USB 1 and the printer is USB 2?
     
    ChrisInMd, Sep 10, 2005
    #3

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