# Need help with a printer drive

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-printer-drive/554692>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-printer-drive/554692 "2010-09-22T19:45:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-printer-drive/554692/1 "2010-09-22T19:45:55Z")

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First let me say that I have spent a couple of days on the internet trying to do this on my own. I have gotten nowhere.

I have a MacBook and a Samsung ML-2510/XAA Monochrome Laser printer. This printer combination worked fine until my hard drive gave up the ghost. Now my Mac is a OS X 10.5.8. The driver disc that came with the printer will no longer work as it only works up to 10.4.

I’m hoping someone can help me find a place online that will allow me to download a driver for my current set up. I have been to Samsung’s website but have been unable to download the driver following the directions.

I’m pulling my hair out. I hate being a non-techy.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-printer-drive/554692/2 "2010-09-22T19:58:39Z")

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Looks like your solution is described here: [http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2141924](http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2141924)

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-printer-drive/554692/3 "2010-09-23T08:38:54Z")

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When in doubt with a laser printer, try the HP Laserjet II driver and the generic Postscript driver.

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**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-printer-drive/554692/4 "2010-09-24T01:05:12Z")

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> [@Quartz](#):
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> When in doubt with a laser printer, try the HP Laserjet II driver and the generic Postscript driver.

Finally got that to work. Thanks.