Cannot discover the RX580 printer

Windows 10 is Plug and Play so connecting the printer by USB cable, Win 10 should auto-discover it once it is powered up.

If the printer not found message happens after connecting the cable and then auto-discover faults, might try a different USB port on the PC or a different USB cable.

If the error occurs when scanning for new devices, pretty much the same thing goes.

Or the printer has an issue and will not communicate over USB for some reason. Perhaps a factory reset of the printer settings, to clear some erroneous setting, would help.

Last suggestion: make sure your Windows 10 Update is run to take all the latest patches (may take several Update/Reboot cycles to get them all), and that the OS is properly licensed and activated with a valid license key. Some features are disabled when the OS is not activated. Anti-virus software might be blocking the software install needed. If the printer came with a disc, connect the printer, power it on, insert the disc and see if it will install a driver.

The web site shows this printer is discontinued so maybe it is old enough that they didn't produce a Win 10 driver. Windows Update should pick one up if it is available as most HW manufacturers publish their drivers through the Windows Update process.

https://www.lexmark.com/en_us/printer/2236/Lexmark-E232

Do the following:
1. Insert the CD/DVD that comes with the printer into the cd/dvd drive in the laptop.
2. If you do not have CD/DVD then download the driver/software from Samsung website.
3. The software should start installing. If not find setup.exe and double-click it.
4. During the installation it will ask to connect the printer. Then plug the printer to the wall socket and turn it on. And insert the USB cable into the printer USB port as well as into Laptop USB port.
5. The printer will be detected automatically and necessary driver will be installed.
6. Wait for the installation to finish. Now you can use the printer and print document and photos.

Make sure the printer is switched on when you connect the usb cable.

You can connect the USB cable without installing the software first. If you do this then Windows should detect the new hardware and try to install the drivers. If this does not happen then your printer is not communicating via the USB cable. Check the cable. If this os OK then the printer may be faulty.

Maybe its just the connections. check your usb cable if connected properly. or try to use the printer in windows environment to make sure that your printer is ok.

when i searched the epson database for rx580, there is no model like that. Its epson stylus 580
for drivers

http://www.epson.com.ph/epson_philippines/support/eol_product.page?support_name=Epson_Stylus_Color_580

thanks.
eric

If you have the CD which you might have received with the printer go ahead an install the driver software using the CD.

If you don't have the driver CD to install the Printer Driver go to this website to download the driver for the same.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Downloads&oid=14323&category=Products

If you are install the printer using the CD, try not to plug in the usb cable in the begning/ the driver software will ask you to connect the usb cable so try to connect it at that time.

Did the drivers install completely?

If so, try plugging the printer USB cable in a different USB socket, one that you did not plug the printer into before. If you don't have a "fresh" free USB socket, you can always swap plugs with the mouse for example.
Te computer should discover your printer and use the already installed driver.

If the driver did not install at all, try installing it again with the printer unplugged from USB, and plug it in to a "fresh" USB socket (as described above) only when asked to by the installer software.

The trick with windows XP, most of the time is to install the drivers first and wait for the software to ask you to plug in the printer. Try removing the printer from your printer's folder if windows already tried to install it, reboot when it removed, then install the device drivers/software first and when asked...plug in the printer.

Normal 0 Driver could be corrupt.
Normal 0 Disconnect the printer or at least be sure it is turned off. I'd do both and reinstall the CD software program that came with the printer. When the software program asks you to connect the printer to the USB port, do so and it should again work properly.
Hope this helps. Bud

Hey...

I ran into a similar problem (okay, the same problem), and my problem turned out to be my USB cable. I was using an extender. When I ran the cable to the PC without the cable extender, my problems disappeared. If you're not using an extender, you might just try a different USB cable.

Hope that helps...

-Buzz

plz do not connect the device before the software ask for it.