Drivers are programs without which the normal functioning of any peripherals connected to a computer is impossible. They may be part of Windows or are installed in the outside system. Below we will analyze the main ways to install the software for the ML 1641 printer model from Samsung.
Installation for printer Samsung ML 1641
Download and install the driver for our device we can, applying different methods. The main one is a manual search for files on the official pages of customer service resource, followed by copying them to a PC. There are other options like manual and automatic.Method 1: Official Support Channel
To date, this situation has developed that the support of users of Samsung technology is now carried out by Hewlett-Packard. It concerns printers, scanners and MFPs, from which it follows that the drivers need to go to the official HP website.
Download Driver from HP
- When moving to the site, we pay attention to whether the system installed on our computer is determined correctly. If the data is incorrect, then you need to select your option. To do this, click "Edit" in the OS selection unit.
Overlook in turn Each list, we find your version and the discharge of the system, after which we apply the changes to the corresponding button.
- The site program will display the search result, in which you select a block with installation kits, and open the subsection with the basic drivers.
- In most cases, the list will consist of several options - it is always a universal driver and, if so, exists in nature, separate for your OS.
- Put on downloading the selected package.
Further, depending on which driver we downloaded, two ways are possible.
Samsung Universal Print Driver
- Run the installer, clicking on it twice. In the window that appears, we mark the "Installation" item.
- We put a tank to the only checkbox, thereby taking the license terms.
- In the starting window of the program, select one option of installing from the three submitted. The first two require that the printer is already connected to a computer, and the third allows you to install only the driver.
- When installing a new device, the next step will be the selection of the connection method - USB, wired or wireless network.
We mark the item that allows you to configure network settings in the next step.
If necessary, you set the checkbox to the specified checkbox, including the possibility of manual IP configuration, or do nothing, and go further.
Search for connected devices. If we install the driver for the working printer, as well as if you skip the network settings, you will immediately see this window.
After the installer detects the device, choose it and click "Next" to start copying files.
- If we chose the last option in the start window, the next step will be the choice of additional functionality and start the installation.
- Click "Finish" after completing the installation.
Driver for your OS
The installation of these packages is simple, since it does not require an excessive user.
- After starting, we define the disk space to extract files. Here you can leave the path that the installer offers, or register yours.
- Next, select the language.
- In the next window, leave the switch near the usual installation.
- If the printer is not detected (not connected to the system), a message appears in which you click "No". If the device is connected, the installation will begin immediately.
- Close the installation program window using the "Finish" button.
Method 2: Software for installation of drivers
The network has widespread programs that scan the system for outdated drivers and issue recommendations for updating, and sometimes able to download and install the desired packages. Perhaps, one of the most famous and reliable representatives is DriverPack Solution, which has all the necessary functionality and huge file repository on its servers.
Read more: How to update the drivers using DriverPack Solution
Method 3: Equipment ID
ID is an identifier under which the device is determined in the system. If you know this data, you can find the appropriate driver using special resources on the Internet. The code for our device looks like this:
Lptenum \ samsungml-1640_serie554c
Read more: Search for hardware drivers
Method 4: Windows Tools
The operating system has its own arsenal tool to control the periphery. It includes the installation program - "Master" and a basic drivers storage. It is worth noting that the packages we need are part of Windows not new than Vista.
Windows Vista.
- Open the start menu and go to devices and printers by clicking on the appropriate button.
- Run the installation of a new device.
- Select the first option - a local printer.
- Configure the port type, which is enabled (or will be turned on) to the device.
- Next, select the manufacturer and model.
- We assign a name to the device or leave the original.
- The following window contains settings for sharing parameters. If required, we introduce data into the field or prohibit sharing.
- The last stage - printing a test page, default setting and completing the installation.
Windows XP.
- Open the peripheral control section with the "Printers and Faxes" button in the Start menu.
- Run "Master" using the reference indicated in the figure below.
- In the next window, click "Next".
- We remove the checkbox near the automatic search for devices and press the "Next" again.
- Configure the type of connection.
- We find the manufacturer (Samsung) and the driver with the name of our model.
- We are determined with the name of the new printer.
- We print a test page or refuse this procedure.
- Close the "Master" window.
Conclusion
We today familiarized yourself with four options for installing drivers for printer Samsung ML 1641. In order to avoid possible trouble, it is better to use the first way. Software for the automation of the process, in turn, will save some forces and time.