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    Hello! I just inherited a xyz aio printer that was never used, it seems like the computer is not talking to the printer. Any one have any ideas or even a starting point to check. may be a bad main board??? or a bad usb card??. any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks
    4runner

    #2
    More information please...??

    Obviously, the printer needs to be powered up...

    Does the computer Normally chirp when a USB device is plugged in ?... if so, is there any acknowledgement from the PC that it has a device plugged in at all ??

    very often the weakest link with many printers is the Card-Reader & USB connection, as these get LOTS OF USE...
    So, before you strip the printer, try using a USB lead that DOES work with.. say a paper printer & prove the USB lead is OK & the USB output on your PC are working...
    THEN
    if the printer still does not work.... peep in the connector port & possibly "Lift" the connector strips slightly with a pin... these can flatten out with use & then cause the connection to fail...

    If the printer powers up OK & will "home" the print head ok, try heating the bed & extruder & see what works & whether it will load filament ??

    See if you can load a G.Code print via an SD card ??

    Then...
    Maybe open her up & check the connections to the circuit board... Some USB sockets connectors are a plug/push fit to a mother board, but Most are soldered direct to the circuit board... so
    as the USB connector takes a lot of twisting stress abuse, maybe check the solder joints to the pins & tracking of the PCB & see if the joints have cracked... in which case they can simply be re-flowed & will probably then work....

    Also, have a look on the net for the slicing software & image viewer for this machine model & you may get some pointers from the manufacturers site too

    Regards
    Grant B

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      #3
      Thanks for the hints, it will take a couple of days for me to get to it but I will keep trying,

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