In this article we will show how you can upgrade the firmware on the Xerox 3100 MFP by using a firmware smart card (Figure 1).
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On the same way you can upgrade the firmware of all version and printer model of the Xerox 3100.
Figure 1
The firmware upgrade of the printer.
First you need to reset the counters. Insert the smart card to do this (Figure 2). You can reset all the possible versions of the printer W, G, U, K, M, T ... as requiring the smart card and doesn't require for example 20% of toner).
Figure 2
Click on “OK” and remove the card. You reset the counter, and you only need to lift the seventh leg and solder it with the eighth leg on the 24s16 chip (Figure 3, 4).
Figure 3
Figure 4
Now on a chip 93 you need to put a jumper between 1 and 4 foot (Figure 5).
Figure 5
If you have a T or M version of the printer it is necessary to cut even the eighth foot.
Now the printer is ready to print without a request to insert a card and it will not block the work.
For more information read the article "The firmware upgrade on the printer Xerox 3100"