Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Reset counters for Brother Colour Laser Printer HL3070

This is not really a Storage or VM issue but it will useful to document it for future.  My laser printer complains it runs out of black toner.  I have reset the toner cartridge as mentioned in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0XplIuGhHo but that does not work. 

The following instructions are found in google by mizlang.   I never try the drum reset, but you can try.

Toner Reset Menu for Brother HL3070:
1. Open Cover where you access toner cartridges
2. Press CANCEL & SECURE PRINT buttons at one time and you'll see the toner menus on screen
3. Press + or - to navigate through to the toners you need to reset. Note that each toner has 2 entries here, and I'm not sure why. Would love to hear what each one does, if anyone knows.
4. I'm guessing that the OK button will be the actual reset of the toners, if not then the go button would be I guess, but I couldn't confirm this, since my toners didn't currently need reset.

I also found the reset menu for the durable parts counters:
1. Open cover where you access toners
2. Press GO and + button at once, you'll see menu come up displaying reset counters for drum, fuser, etc.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

DD880 with 10Gb ethernet

If you plan to use 10GB NIC on your DD880 with twinax calbe, make sure you are using 7 ft.  Don't use 10 ft twinax cable because the card will not respond and only reboot of DD880 can clear it (sorry, it works like this by design and no workaround).  This can be found in Intel website.

http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/sb/CS-030612.htm

What if you must use longer cables?   Intel Ethernet SFP+Optics will be the anwser.  Cable length depends on the speed, cable specifications, and which optical module is used. Cable Lengths for Intel Ethernet SFP+ Optics provides the operating range in meters for optical cables used with Intel Ethernet SFP+ Optics.

http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/x520server/sb/CS-031094.htm

What are the SFP+ direct attach cable requirements for the Intel Ethernet Server Adapter X520 Series?
A: Any SFP+ passive or active limiting direct attach copper cable that comply with the SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specifications Maximum cable length for passive cables is 7 meters Support for active cables requires Intel Network Connections software version 15.3 or later