Formatter board

[florin_77]

Hello,

Recently my printer stopped working, meaning it is always offline, no 

print jobs, ready and go leds are always on, no matter the type of 

resets I tried.

From the service manual I get that this is a 'fatal error' and the main board(formatter)

has reached the end of its life, needing replacement.

My question to you is:  could formatter board (Q7804-60001)
in HP LJ P2015 printer be compatible to formatter board (cc375-60001)
in my HP LJ P2014 printer? 

There are 2 reasons I am asking this:

1. The layout of the 2 boards is similar: connectors position are in the same place 

     and have the same no. of pins.
2. I have not yet been able to get the cc375-60001 board, but found the
     Q7804-60001 board instead available for purchase from private owner.

Waiting for your advice on this matter as soon as possible.

Thank you

[Repairatrooper · Accepted solution]

they do not cross reference as interchangeable in HP manuals, so unless someone posts here and says they have actually done it, I would say you have a 50/50 chance of it working. If the board is cheap enough might be worth the gamble.

[florin_77]

Ok, so I decided to give this a try and it really works. My printer is now seen as hp lj p2015 in devices and printers, and the driver installed automatically in win7-32bit. The formatter board is code Q7804-80301-REVD with a RJ45 LAN port, and the connectors are just a bit recessed from the back panel, but the USB cable fits through the connector hole easily.

I post pics for you, if you happen to be confronted with a similar situation.

devices&printers

demo page

formatter (Q7804-80301_REVD)