HP LaserJet 4050, 4050N, 4050T and 4050TN Printers - User's Guide

Chapter 4: Problem Solving 127

Troubleshooting the Printer Hard Disk

Item Explanation

Printer does not

recognize the hard disk.

Turn the printer off and verify that the hard disk is inserted correctly

and is securely fastened. Print a configuration page to confirm that

the hard disk has been recognized.

Disk is not initialized.

DISK x NOT

INITIALIZED

Use the Windows-based HP Resource Manager or the

Macintosh-based HP LaserJet Utility to initialize the disk.

Disk failure.

EIO x DISK

NOT FUNCTIONAL

Turn the printer off and make sure that the EIO disk is inserted

correctly and securely fastened. If the control panel message

continues to be displayed, the disk drive needs to be replaced.

Disk is write protected.

DISK IS

WRITE PROTECTED

Fonts and forms cannot be stored on the disk when the disk is write

protected. Use the Windows-based HP LaserJet Resource

Manager or the Macintosh-based HP LaserJet Utility to remove the

write protection from the disk.

Attempted to use a

disk-resident font, but

the printer substituted a

different font.

If you are using PCL, print the PCL Font Page, and verify that the

font is on the disk. If you are using PS, print the PS Font Page and

make sure that the font is on the disk. If the font is not on the disk,

use the HP Resource Manager or the Macintosh-based

HP LaserJet Utility to download the font.