Nowadays, a printer is one of the most essential devices as it offers users an all-in-one solution for scanning, printing and faxing documents. However, If the job exceeds the capabilities of your printer, you may face problems ranging from defective printouts to complete output failure. You may have issues in your printer and you might see a message on the screen that says “10.1000 provided memory error”, “10.00002” or something similar. When your printer is ready either to print or fax a document, the print job remains in the memory of a machine until it runs. In case, if a job is stuck in the queue or the printer’s working memory is full, then you may see this type of error. Here, in this article, we will discuss how to fix insufficient memory error when printing.
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Symptoms of Insufficient Memory Error
While printing a document you may receive a “Not enough memory to print a page” error message. So, if the same error message appears on your computer screen, you need to leave some space in the memory to proceed further.
Causes of Low Memory Error
An insufficient memory error occurs because the memory setting on the Microsoft Windows printer driver is too low. The default memory setting for some printer drivers is the lowest possible setting and therefore, this setting may be deficient for your print job.
Steps to troubleshoot Low Memory Error
Restart the computer and try the print job from any other application
- First, restart the computer. In case, if a message indicates that there are print jobs for the printer, then click Cancel to delete the print job.
- Next, click Start, click Programs, click Accessories, and then click Notepad to open Microsoft NotePad.
- Now, type a short phrase.
- After that, click File, and then click Print. Now, if the sentence is printed correctly, the original file is corrupted or the computer does not have enough space on the hard disk to process the spool file.
Connect the all-in-one to a USB port on the computer
If the All-in-One is connected to a parallel cable, then follow the instructions given below to connect it to an available USB port.
- First of all, uninstall the All-in-One software.
- Next, disconnect the parallel cable from the All-in-One and the computer.
- Then, unplug the power cord from the all-in-one and reinstall the All-in-One software.
- Now, plug in the power cord and turn on the All-in-One.
- At last, when prompted, connect the All-in-One to the computer with a USB cable.
Compare the available system resources with the minimum requirements
You can follow the steps given below to make sure there are enough system resources available to support the All-in-One.
- In the first step, you need to check the amount of available system resources
- Restart the computer.
- Then, on the computer keyboard, press CTRL and ALT, and holding down both buttons, press DEL. The Windows security screen is displayed.
- Now, click Task Manager.
- Then, click the Performance tab and see the amount of memory currently in use.
- In the second step, verify that the computer meets or exceeds the minimum amount of RAM required for the all-in-one. You need to check the minimum RAM requirements for the product by referring to the box label, product manual, or product specification document on the printer website.
By following these steps, you can successfully fix Low Memory Error. In case, if you find any difficulty in troubleshooting printer issues following the above-mentioned steps, you can get in touch with a reliable printer help team for a timely response.