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  • sandmanmac
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    • Feb 2009
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    [Misc] MS 710dn Legacy firmware ??

    I don't think I've visited the Lexmark forum in the past, I pretty much deal exclusively with Ricoh.... so HELLO all! .

    So, I've created an issue for myself here.....I was given a very low use MS710 printer from one of my clients the other day, along with 2 new compatible cartridges. I decided (foolishly) to download and install the latest F/W (March 2020), and it rendered the printer unusable due to "unsupported toner cartridge" (or similar) - which I'm sure will come as no surprise to many of you.
    Apparently it isn't all that uncommon for it to happen even with the Oem cartridges installed when F/W is updated (way to go Lexmark!).
    Anyway, I found a few sites with links to older versions of firmware but they were all dead ends.
    Can anyone help me out with a link to an older version in order to roll it back? I probably need it to be at least 3 years just to be safe, because I know the cartridges I have are roughly that old.
    Or (and I doubt this is possible) can the printer be reset back to factory and therefore the F/W it came with?

    Any help/ advice is much appreciated.

    Cheers!
    Tags: cartridges, f/w, firmware, older, printer
    • sandmanmac
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      Re: MS 710dn Legacy firmware ??

      Well, It seems that a source for Older F/W is more difficult to get then I thought....but just to update and close out this thread, I did manage to secure a few toner chips from a supplier some time ago, that confirmed they were compatible with the latest F/W. Once installed on the cartridges my printer has been revived.

      Happy New Year to ALL!

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        • tsbservice
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          Re: MS 710dn Legacy firmware ??

          Enjoy to read and thanks for following up Brother!
          Happy New Year
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            • BillyCarpenter
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              Re: MS 710dn Legacy firmware ??

              A few years ago I supplied toner carts for a school district and they had about 200 Dell 2335dn printers. They are rebranded Lexmark. When the firmware was updated, the carts would no longer work. I called Static Control, the company that made the chips, and they told me they were working on a solution. They told me that Lexmark used military-level encryption on their chips and it was difficult for them to read the chip and make a compatible. About a year later they were finally able to do it. That's been several years ago, I don't know where it stands today.
              Adversity temporarily visits a strong man but stays with the weak for a lifetime.

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                • nanohitmen
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                  • Apr 2019
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                  Re: MS 710dn Legacy firmware ??

                  Originally posted by sandmanmac
                  Well, It seems that a source for Older F/W is more difficult to get then I thought....but just to update and close out this thread, I did manage to secure a few toner chips from a supplier some time ago, that confirmed they were compatible with the latest F/W. Once installed on the cartridges my printer has been revived.

                  Happy New Year to ALL!
                  Mind messaging me the supplier for the chips?

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                    • sandmanmac
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                      Re: MS 710dn Legacy firmware ??

                      Originally posted by nanohitmen
                      Mind messaging me the supplier for the chips?
                      This was a company that just did me a solid.
                      They don't specifically sell cartridge parts/chips. They sell Genuine, and aftermarket parts and supplies and they also remanufacture cartridges, and my Rep did me a nice favour, and sold me 3 chips.

                      As stated by Billy, I'm sure that Static Control's are current by now as well.
                      I used to have an account years ago, but not anymore, and I think you have to buy 10 minimum. At $25+/- each, that's more than I wanted to spend, when I 'd never have a use for 7 of them.
                      Ink jet & laser toner cartridge supplier | Static Control

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