When you print on your laser printer, a single thin black line is seen down the entire page of your output. Which of these options would most likely resolve this problem?
A) Replace the toner cartridge
B) Clean the inside of the printer
C) Update the printer driver
D) Use a different weight of printer paper
E) Buy a lot of White-Out
The answer: A) Replace the toner cartridge
The problem of a single line down a page of laser printer output is most commonly caused by a scratch on the printer’s photosensitive drum. Since the drum on most laser printers is contained inside of the toner cartridge, the only way to fix the issue is to replace the entire cartridge!
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