HP LaserJet P2015dn repair - Baking the Formatter board

[@VintageStuff]

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[@DebraTurman-ij1gc]

I have had this printer in my school library for about 10 years and could not get it to work after replacing the cartridge in it. I ordered two new cartridges that would be wasted money if I could not get it to work, so I thought, why not try this! I followed your video for removing the formatter board and baking it in my oven for 8 minutes @ 375*. I am proud to report that this was the ticket that fixed my problem. Right now it is working perfectly!!! Thank you!!!

[@SnowDiscGolf]

My 17 year-old printer with over 4000 pages on the last 3000 page 53A recently had a solid toner light. Replaced the toner with a brand new 53A, purchased 4 years ago btw, expecting it to fix the problem only for the light to stay solid. Thought I was out $125 plus the cost of a new printer. Tried this technique and it worked! Thanks!

[@stanwellback]

This is the second time within around five years that I’ve used this method to bring back my printer from the dead. Hard to believe that baking a printer’s component actually works, but my two successes prove that it does. Ten minutes to remove the board… eight minutes in the oven at 180 degrees… ten minutes to cool… and ten minutes to refit the board. Printer working like new! Thank you again for posting this video. You continue to save me the expense of a new printer.

[@dap0177]

Wow! Even in 2021 your solution worked and my 14 year old b&w printer is working again - RESPECT and thank you!

[@Mike-ny6sf]

Love this printer; it's a trusty workhorse. Did the one-minute reset and that fixed my problem. But I'm saving this video for the future. Baking a board? Who came up with this solution? Amazing. Update: The printer needed to be reset again, but holding just the green button down and restarting didn't do it this time. Another video said to unplug and plug the plug very fast three times, that worked for once but not the next time. Another video said to press the green and (pink-yellow-orange??) button simultaneously and wait until all the lights except the green go out. That did the trick this time. I don’t know, if this keeps happening, maybe baking the board is the next thing to try.

[@rickmartin5221]

This procedure still works! My very old P2015 started doing the "offline" and false error things a few weeks ago. I was considering getting something new, but thought I better Google the problem first. I found a number of references to "baking the board," but this video is by far the best thing out there. Tried it, and it seems to have fixed the problem (for now, at least). Thanks so much!

[@carolthomas1401]

Your video saved my printer several years ago. AND once again the problem came back so I baked the motherboard again. YEAH it is once again working. Wonderful help thanks for doing this. FYI this tells us we can even bake it a second time if it quits working. Lots of hope THANKS

[@janetb6365]

Just did this morning. It worked!!!!!! Hopefully it will work for awhile. Thank you.

[@lockalhost]

Thank you!! My P2015n has been fixed! Baked at 190 Celsius (pre-heated) for 7 minutes, while also unsticking the plastic protector sheet from the board, just to be sure nothing melts. Other plastic components, such as socket connectors, were unharmed - don't worry, they will not melt.

[@paullaux6525]

I cannot believe that this worked! It unbricked my hp2015dn! It wouldn't get past the single jam light indicator at power-on. Wouldn't print spec pages or anything. I pulled the board per this video and baked it at 375 deg F for 8 minutes. Let it cool for 15 min and reinstalled it. She's a workhorse again, full duplex. Great looking pages and speed. Thank you for leading the way on this crazy, but successful, idea.

[@basher4069]

Thanks for this video. Several years ago I paid $10 for a non-working HP2015dn. I found a printer repair website which described the formatter board bake fix. I fixed mine a better way with Stabilant contact enhancer. That website had some good info about what was causing problems with a variety of products, especially the 2015. 2 things changed when the 2015 came out: 1. The whole industry was rapidly transitioning to lead-free solder, which requires notably higher temperatures, is less ductile, in many ways is far less "error tolerant". 2. With this change, HP decided to move it's PCB production to China. After fixing the formatter board, I found this printer has to have the additional RAM to work reliably. I got it on eBay for about $15. One other thing to note, this, and most other laser printers need to be plugged Directly into an outlet, Not a power strip, extension cord etc. because they need a Lot of Power to quickly heat up the fuser. You will see an odd variety of errors/print failures which go away when the printer has all the power it can use. This is an excellent, small, duplexing B&W laser printer. Super cheap to operate, utterly reliable.

[@kendecosta5541]

I have been trained by IBM, Apple, Compaq/HP in repair of computers, printers servers and more. I am an old dude. Retired and then some - so when my HP P2015 Laserjet came up with the paper jam icon lit - I did all of the normal things that one does when there was/is a paper jam. Even cleaned the pick up rollers etc. Bottom line when I saw this video - I figured what the heck - if this is a prank or joke - I was going to trash the printer anyway. So I put the control board in my "analog" oven at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Let it cool down - installed it back in the printer and - I laughed out loud when it started printing again. NO lit paper jam Icon. -I did melt an insulating material where a memory or function board plugs in. Not sure that will cause a heat issue since it cover an IC. But it worked - go figure.

[@joseluissierramorcillo2287]

This solution is great. This is the third time I've done it and my 20 year old p2015 is still working. Leave your computer science studies in tatters. Thanks for the video.😄

[@comedia_chevere]

Baked the formatter board at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. That did the trick for me. Thank you.

[@BPRescue]

Good helpful video for those who need assistance but a couple notes. When removing the cover, it is best to use a screwdriver to pry apart/remove the back of the side first. it is much more difficult to pry it from the front and you could damage it. As for baking the board, you get the best consistency if you bake at 350 for 8 minutes as you did, but rather than remove the board, just open the oven door a little and let it cool down without touching the board. It allows a more stable environment in cooling, you won't flex the board, hit the standoffs or nuts, etc. Solder is still fluid, so movement can impact it. Also, removing the memory shielding as you did is a good idea and baking the board upright as you did. Also, motherboard standoffs upside down work great as they will not move, so less fear. We have about 30 of these junk printers in our office and I have baked 2/3rds of them, some multiple times. Sad as HP has been bulletproof in the past, but this model is just not good. Baking is cheaper than buying new however and works for many different issue leading back to the formatter or I/O including ethernet port.

[@anotherviewofthings]

This video is worth 100usd per view, as it saves you that much money. Or even more, as it makes a dead old printer into fully functioning good printer. Thanks a lot. I just had to remind myself of the procedure. And this video is not as easy to find as it used to be. Is it the big three algorithm? Big three meaning: Blackrock, Vanguard and State street, controling not only YT and google, but Microsoft, HP,...

[@tensaieDJ]

My oven was in °C, and so I baked it for 5 mins at 200°C. And it worked!!!!!!!!!!! I had seen a few other videos as well and this method actually works. Thank you for the video Sir!

[@ronmulder5884]

I tried 375 at 8.5 minutes--seems to have worked. Who would have thought! Thank you so much.

[@Leo.Busato]

Just followed your instruction. 375°F -> 190°C, 8 Min in the oven. It works! Great. Got the printer from an ended project and can use it now in my homeoffice for a while I hope. Thanx for the video. Sad to hear from the loss of your status, nevertheless, I gave you a subscription. Good work.

[@larrymcmurrin2441]

That worked. I used a preheated pan and 400f for 6 minutes. That was enough to re-flow some of the connections. This restored my printer LEDs to ready, restored my unresponsive NIC (no lights to correct lights) and resulted is cashed print jobs poring out from my PC. Weather it re-flowed solder joints on the board or corrected something internal to a component I do not know. Just to check connections before I baked the board I removed reinstalled it to no avail. It was the baking that fixed it. Thanks

[@Kaaukuu]

Great video! I got a P2015d to work again by baking the formatter board for 8 min at 400 F, component side up, on a sheet of aluminum foil with aluminum foil balls holding up the corners of the board. Note: Pull the side cover off from the back, not the front.

[@amorinialfredo6151]

Ho una HP LaserJet Pro m1536dnf mfp e grazie a questa procedura sono riuscito ad aggiustarla!!! Grazie mille!!! Thank's a lot!!!

[@suraj1h]

I did this and it worked! so happy. Love these older printers because they don't cost and arm and a leg for ink!

[@garrygemmell5676]

Always remember to add liquid flux under the chip or anything when reballing. You could have used a heat gun station 825d+ to avoid melting plastic if worried about it! Good info though i was unaware of this fault and the fix!

[@aaronrand6214]

Thanks so much for this. Worked like a charm. In my case first bake at 375 didn't take, so I decided to try a second time - 390 at 8 minutes...and it worked. Amazing !!!

[@silvioam]

I am about to bake my board for the 8th or 9th time. The only thing I do differently is, after baking for 8 minutes at 375˚ F, I turn off the oven and open the door about half way. I then let the board cool gradually inside the oven. This fix has worked every time.

[@dher1000]

I just tried it and it worked. The "Ready" light does not come on, so what, I can print from a network connection again! On my Windows 10 machine, I clicked "Add a printer" and clicked on the link at the bottom of the searching screen, "My printer wasn't found". Chose the button "My printer is older, help me find it" and POOF there it was! It never showed up before the 5 minute bake at 400°. After the bake, there it is! Installed the Microsoft PCL6 driver and wha-la... my networked printer is back. THANK YOU!

[@michaelkowalczyk4238]

Worked great on my P2015d HP LaserJet. Slightly different model number - same problem.

[@rsalazar1917]

Thank you so much. Don't know how but it works! First try had no lights so had to make sure all connections were tight. Getting the left cover off is a struggle, seems like prying from the back with a screwdriver works best.

[@donpepz6871]

just works. Thanks my friend. I put my card in the Airfryer for 5 min at 185 degrees Celsius. Let it cool for about 10 min. and Voila everything works :)

[@dannyfigueroa6007]

Followed your steps as you mentioned and it works great! thanks for all your help.

[@daviog1]

Unbelievable! Read several of these suggestions, and was really skeptical that it would work, but I figured it was worth a try. Who woulda thunk! Printer is working again! Thanks!!!

[@joshuaferryman6520]

Just did this and it worked!! Thank you. I'm now able to use my old printer when working from home.

[@xcfam]

Thanks for the tips!! It worked for me last night!

[@millzee60]

Worked a treat! Thanks very much for posting.

[@suraj1h]

works like a charm. Love these old printers!!! Thanks so much!!

[@silverleaf112]

First, bake for me at 400 for 5 mins did not work. The second bake at 380 for 8 mins did work! Thanks!

[@anotherviewofthings]

Repeated repair just today. 190 deg Celsius, for 8 mins. Works like a charm.

[@mbeacom21]

8 minutes at 375 worked for me! Thanks for this video!

[@aroorankamalaharan]

I swear It worked for me. thank you so so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ytilk]

I didn't have high hopes for this fix cause I destroyed a laptop motherboard with a similar trick, discovered on KZbin. But in this case the printer was going to go to the dumpster unless I could fix it. Well, darn if it didn't work! 350 F for 10 minutes with the convection fan turned on. I just had the board edges sitting on heatproof bricks then on a dinner plate. Thanks.

[@ThePlumah]

I cannot explain why it worked? But: it worked great! That's one less printer in a landfill somewhere. How "green" is that? Thank You @VintageStuff!

[@carlt.suareznuckley6669]

This solution is amazing. It worked. Excellent for sharing!

[@wurli1538]

I also tried this and worked great. Beats buying a new printer or a replacement board.

[@zesulant]

It worked for me at 380 for 10 min. Thanks for the info.

[@robertrossi5116]

Worked a treat for me as well...remarkable. Very good video, explains everything well.

[@panagiotisgiannakoudakis4416]

I just tried it and it worked. It is amazing. At 195 celcius for 10 min. that is all. Thank you

[@bry1370]

I just tried this morning..unbelieveable but it totally 100% worked w/out issue!

[@katarinakrasna4751]

I was a little bit sceptic, but it works great. I've fixed my old printer! Did it on 190 °C 8 minutes. Thank you :)

[@charleslalonde7024]

Great video. If you pry the cover off from the back side first it easily slides off of that front lip.

[@SChrisShirley]

This worked for me! Thank you so much for posting this. So helpful.

[@shahzaibhussain5848]

Dear sir help me pls i have hp laser jet p2015n printer printer ywllow uper two lights always still and paper was not printed and tray not pick the papaer so tell me what i can do

[@SajjadAli-kx2mx]

still i faced the same problem i baked it 5minute at 200° celcius in electric baker.........please guide me what should i do now

[@RussellHampton1]

Amazing! Printer still online! Looks like it worked! Thanks!

[@User-fg25hgdh]

قمت بعمل نفس الخطوات ولكن التجربة لم تنجح فهل هناك سبب؟

[@ranjitkumarsadhukhan2593]

My HP P2015 printer after on then display signal light cartidge. What is tthe problem? kindly advice me.

[@ormananderson1678]

I was a little skeptical but this fixed my problem too! Thanks.

[@АлександрЛобанов-ш3ж]

Температура у вас в цельсиях или Форенгейтах?

[@popelbratwurst]

After two years i did it again. Works fine!

[@michaelforman5233]

Fixed mine!!! Thanks so much!!!

[@hhhlll45]

çok ilginç bir şekilde yapılan fırınlama işlemi işe yarıyor. aynı problem vardı ve ben de 220 derecede 6 7 dakika kadar fırınlama yaptım ve makine tekrar çalışmaya başladı... anakart üzerindeki alttaki ikili plastik muhafazayı çıkarmayı unutmayın yalnız... 😅👍👍

[@АлександрЛобанов-ш3ж]

На сколько градусов плита и на какое время?

[@zwyklyuser44]

I have the same printer but my problem is: it prints blank pages ONLY when I print by LAN. Any ideas?

[@vikingdad6238]

does cooking the formatter work with ALL printers..HP M4555 MFP?

[@iliamoradian9755]

Where to put paper in this printer?

[@Carlitos807]

Got same printer for free with same error and the baking worked for me as well, thanks a lot! ;-) Repaired once a Playstation 3 like that as well...

[@Stalemate9]

thanks - works now! saved me buying a new printer

[@jacksenepaul1068]

i want have the driver software HP LaserJet P2015d, can you help me please!

[@BubblesOfMishal]

How to use this printer.. kindly tell step by step

[@wolfgangperscheid7526]

I have unhooked the formatting board, cleaned it with a natural fiber brush (to avoid esd) and installed the board again and it works too. Maybe the solving activity was to unhook the cables and reconnect them again.

[@ptnow]

A quick question. A year ago I saw this video. Followed the instructions and it did the job. Printer worked for a year. Now I am doing it again, did anyone have the same problem that it stopped working?

[@ptnow]

Baked it again before anyone replied. Well, it does work again.

[@gavinfeldt4220]

I currently have this issue! if i am given the green light from work i will be giving this a go over the weekend.

[@TheMusicNs29]

Yes or no ?

[@AmrMo97]

Thank you , i Really recovered my old printer ✌ 😊

[@amrabdou2959]

Is it true?

[@emilkulaga]

+amr abdou Yes, you have to bake the formatter in the oven in 180°C for about 8 minutes and it works again! I tried it yesterday and my printer is fixed within less than 1 hour :D

[@amrabdou2959]

+emilkulaga I'm going to to try it as it works with you.

[@edmondmcginty9641]

worked like a charm! Thank you

[@msoutlaw7]

Worked great. 7 minutes at 375.

[@sinko019]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ACTUALLY WORKED. But it did for me.

[@webdaniel777]

Great Video, it works!!, tahnk you!

[@gatorapp]

Thanks for the info. It worked for me as well.

[@Syntappi]

Aaand another 2015 repaired. Thanks!

[@kevinj5989]

Amazing! It worked! Thank you so much.

[@aymanadm8206]

عندى مشكلة الطابعة تعمل ولكنها لا تطبع والشاشة لا تضىء علما بانه جائتنى رسالة على الشاشة قبل ان تنطفى معناها ان هناك خطأ فى الدائرة الكهربائية وذلك عندما كنت اقوم بارسال ملف تحديث ثم انطفأت الشاشة ولم تضىء

[@ahmeddarahim140]

Ayman adm مشكلة عندك في الفورماتر اللي الاستاذ وضعه في الفرن

[@aymanadm8206]

@@ahmeddarahim140 طيب والحل بعد اذن حضرتك

[@ahmeddarahim140]

تغيير أو انك تجرب تضعها في الفرن زي الفيديو مع اني مش مصدقه وجرب وقولي عملت ايه

[@ElainesYT]

Dang!!! It worked!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nmc37]

Thank you...it was a paper jam..been broke for almost 1 day

[@krzysztofdobosz7075]

Dziś upiekłem płytę w 180stopniach przez 8 minut i faktycznie po wystygnnięcciu i montarzu płyty drukarkazaczęła ponownie drukować.

[@berryvantamelen6523]

It worked for me as well. Thanx

[@vicentetorres1880]

exelent information my friend

[@juandeangelis1024]

very good, perfect, Thank you so much for everything.

[@zeroclockgaming]

awesome, totally worked

[@kapo911kapo]

Realmente funciona, gracias

[@tntboris]

it`s very good with patatoes

[@ulim8461]

Der Drucker druckt wieder. Erstmals vor etlichen Jahren gebacken, jetzt zum zweiten Mal. 180 °C, 8 Minuten. Danke für die Anleitung 👍 Germans have to save money because their "best friends" have nuked the North Stream pipelines so they can sell us their expensive fracking gas 🤠

[@steeef54]

Worked for me

[@keysee87]

Внатуре сработалою.... 5 мин, элетро плита ЗВИ на7 ке (175-190 гр) - 5 мин остыла полежала - как новый принтер! Сам проинициализоровался.

[@stvmedia686]

а вот мне не помогло((

[@gavrilitchenko]

Thanks a lot 💙

[@jesusgutierrezrodriguez6300]

Thank You Very Much It's works

[@andreyvershinin6617]

Спасибо огромное, помогло вылечить эту проблему

[@afshinroshan1821]

ok

[@remrem741]

Хаерня это только полный ребол