2 computers running a single printer (problems)?

we recently ordered 2 new 1024 ram Pentium 4 3.0Ghz 80GB hd computers to run a drawing program, the 2 computers were to be networked to each other and not the internet and via a server each computer was to have the facility to use an A1 plotter (HP) We actually received (by error) 2 P4's 480 ram and although they are networked together neither can use the plotter properly as when it prints half the information is missing off the drawing. Would this be caused by insufficient ram? any other suggestions?

2 computers running a single printer (problems)?vista

Plotters can be a pain, even if you are using them as stand alone. Check the drivers. Make sure you have the right driver for the right version of you OS (in respect to service pack of your OS). Try to print from just one PC (make the printer attached to only one PC and see if this works), if it works you know the printer is working and the PC driver works, and go do a process of elimination.

2 computers running a single printer (problems)?antispyware

i agree with mesun1408

like with a normal printer in ms paint

lol

so annoyin
Wow plotters that takes me back... let's see now how about resizing the drawing does that help at all?
Get more RAM.
If the plotter is directly linked to the network the plotter might not have sufficient memory. This will show it as losing data because the buffer of the plotter will dump what it cannot store from your computer.

Otherwise if one of the computers is linked to the plotter or a server computer then that computer may not have enough memory to drive the plotter after memory utilization in the OS and the programs that it runs. (The computer would be the printer's back-up buffer in this case)

I had a client with this problem on a color laser that was network that only had the minimum amount of memory. We upped it to the max and it was loads better.
I agree with Manan S, it might help if you un-install the drivers reboot the PC and then reinstall them so that they are run from a fresh start, once you know that it works from one PC then connect the other one and share it on the first one.