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‎07-09-2022 09:12 PM

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Operating System: macOS 12.0 Monterey

I own a HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281cdw.  After it initializes it crashes after about 30 seconds with Service Error code 79.  I tried to unplug it to restart and cleared the printer queue on my computer but it just keeps crashing,  recycles, crashes in an ongoing cycle.

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‎07-11-2022 11:32 AM

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See this Knowledgebase article regarding this problem

 

 

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-Knowledge-Base/Error-79-on-HP-Color-LaserJet-Pro-M280-M281-Mu...

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‎07-11-2022 11:32 AM

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See this Knowledgebase article regarding this problem

 

 

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-Knowledge-Base/Error-79-on-HP-Color-LaserJet-Pro-M280-M281-Mu...

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‎07-11-2022 03:09 PM

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Followed the process you provided and it fixed the problem right away.

 

Thanks,

JC

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