I have a Samsung ML-1640 laser printer with the starter toner cartridge (that was in it when I bought it). I also bought a toner refill kit and performed the refill. Worked great for 20-30 pages, printer then stopped, because the toner cartridge has reached its maximum page count ('Toner Exhausted' - red LED). If you buy a new toner for the printer, it will have a chip on it, that limits it to xxxx pages printed, before the printer will refuse to use the toner cartridge any longer.

So if you refill that toner cartridge, you need to reset the chip (an easy operation from what I can see on youtube). However - I have the starter cartridge, and that does not have the chip, so I cannot reset it. - but still refuses to use the toner. It would seem there is a different kind of reset mechanism, that needs to be done. How can I make my printer use the starter cartridge again?

Edit: Some guides around the interwebs mention a method where you short two lets on a chip while powering it on. It is however a poor google translation from Russian, so it is barely understandable. I tried it and it does not work. Grand Canyon 3d Screensaver Serial Number.

I have change the chip and running the software which will reset the page count to 0. But my Samsung printers 1640.

Have usually the red light. I 've chaged a new cartridge but there are usually the red light. And latest firmware dowload and chip sort but nothing to solw I have change the chip and running the software which will reset the page count to 0.

But my Samsung printers 1640. Have usually the red light. I 've chaged a new cartridge but there are usually the red light. And latest firmware dowload and chip sort but nothing to solw •. Samsung printers such as ML 1640,ML 2245 and SCX 4300 have a toner page count embedded in their firmware. This is the reason that once you refill your toner after it has run out,the printer still doesnt print and says toner is exhausted.

After you've refilled the cartridge,you'll have to reset the toner count also to zero.to do this,download the firmware here. Ml 2245 and SCX 4300 are not available on Samsung support site. You will need to google it and you may find it in torrents. Run it and it will reset your toner count to 0.you have to do this everytime you refill your toner.

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Another solution is to open the backside of ML 1640 and ML 2245,locate the chip 93c66 and short pin numbers 1 and 4 and turn on the printer for a second.It only works in some cases though. On Sep 01, 2009 .