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‎07-12-2023 07:04 PM

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Product: HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 All-in-One Printer

Bought non-HP ink online  for my HP Officejet Pro 6978, & the cartridges have been blocked by printer firmware because they contain a non-HP chip.  I’ve used non-HP ink for years. It’s cheaper & does the job. Now, HP has somehow blocked my printer, even though I can see that my warranty has expired. How do I circumvent this unfair marketing overreach by HP?

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‎07-13-2023 11:42 PM

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Hi @FC12324,

 

Welcome to the HP Support Community

 

I'd like to help!

 

You may refill your cartridges or use remanufactured cartridges, but you may run into problems. HP will not guarantee the functionality of those ink cartridges.

 

There are many cartridges in the market which is refilled and sometimes the chip is not configured to work with the printer. You need to contact the cartridge manufacturer and find out why its not working. Try a different cartridge supplier and check if that works.

 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

 

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