Upgrade I have an old faithful Canon notejet with built in printer. I don't want to get rid of it ... Q. can I get it upgraded? Q. can I still get ram for it and or another mother board.. Model bn700

the 5b00 indicator seems to indicate that the page counter has exceeded it's lifetime. it appears that there is a built in expiry to these printers.

I have attached a link to a support site that shows how to clear the error http://www.en.rellenadodecartuchos.com/2014/05/how-to-get-rid-of-5b00-error-message-on-canon-printers.html

clayton have you changed motherboard ?.you can use the RAM your motherboard are built for.

Well it is really kinda old so just get rid of some programs that you don't really need that much. If it is possible to get some more ram, like another 512mb then that will help.

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You can download the Canon printer drivers from their support WEB site. Please click on this link and select your model printer to download :-

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=DownloadIndexAct
Then double click on this file to install the printer driver onto your computer.

I don't understand why my approach worked, but it did. Having tried all of the reasonable and obvious things, I downloaded an update of the Canon toolbox, which has to do with scanner operations rather than printing. Still, once I did this, I was able to use the MF4100 laser printer with my new computer.

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Hello Ruth:

Somewhere on this website should be my comments on your problem but I can't find them, so here's a repeat. Sounds like the print head is clogged. With power on, press the Online and Print Mode buttons simultaneously until the lights to the left of the Online button blink. Normally, this takes a few seconds. This is the recommended cleaning procedure for this printer head. If no success, repeat this a few times. If no success, replace your ink cartridge with a Canon BC-02 black ink cartridge (if not already using this) and use the above cleaning procedure before trying to print. If unsuccessful, try a printer repairman.

The video RAM is built in, and cannot be changed. Upping the system RAM will help improve the video RAM performance quite a bit.

You can get the downloads you need here. Windows Vista includes drivers for the iP3000 as part of the OS, and you can download the Add-on module to get full functionality for the printer. There are answers here to most questions regarding Vista compatibility.

yeppers..you'll find many printer drivers here

Vista driver for this machine comes stnadard with vista but will not work when old xp drivers are present (or were when upgraded to vista) , remove old driver from system, connect printer,  vista should auto reconise and install.

Here is a canon link explaining Vista with BJC 85
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=SuprtKnowledgeBaseAct&fcategoryid=230&modelid=6620