Printer says "drum end soon". I don't even know

No. It is common that the drum will reach the end of life at some point. You MIGHT (I dont know if you can for this model or not. I can not find any documents stating that you could or could not) be able to clean the drum. I suggest to contact Konica Minolta if that is possible. If not you will have to purchase a new drum that will work for your model.

I have provided a link below to the supplies for your model from the manufacture.

http://printer.konicaminolta.com/Canada/products/mfp/mc2490MF/supplies.asp

did you do the reset procedure? if not it's in your owners manual under the section "replacing the consumables".
hth,
razors

I don't know what country you are located in, and please don't say. I would suggest you can find drums where Brother Printers are sold or from the Brother web site. When you get to the store, you can discuss installation issues with the salesman. Same could be said about making your purchase at the Brother Web site. Start by looking here: http://www.brother-usa.com/SiteSearch.aspx?sk=DCP-7040

I am certain you can find full particulars concerning sources and installation if you look in the manual found at the link I provided to you. (You may have to select a different country ... the link is for North America/English)

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Hi
take the printer to a specialist, he will do so.

If there is a 'clear/back' botton better to use it rather than 'option' key

print out an internal report of some kind from the control panel. if line/band is still there, then drum most likely is the problem. sometimes however, that band can originate from the sending fax. "drum end soon" means your drum has come close to the 17,000 prints it is rated for and you need to get a DR110 drum unit. the drum unit is what your 4 toners sit in.

hth,
razors

Hi,

This message would continue to appear if the drum unit counter was not reset when you installed a new drum.
To reset the drum unit counter, follow the instructions below:

• Press Menu on the Control Panel.

• Press the Up or Down Arrow key to select Machine Info..

• Press OK.

• Press the Up or Down Arrow key to select Reset Menu.

• Press OK.

• Press the Up or Down Arrow key to select Drum.

• Press OK.

• Press 1 to reset the drum unit counter.

Thank you !!

It means that the drum will end soon. The drum is the piece that holds the printer cartridge. It costs about 115+ dollars at the store, but on ebay, you can get it for a good 60 bucks. :)

You will soon need to replace the drum. Its considered a consumable just like the toner cartridges. You can purchase the drum anywhere that sells brother pruducts.

The drum counter counts to 15000 then says replace drum soon. Just open the front door and press options. Select yes.