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2489 "Instrument Failure" error in the Run Samples window of Empower - WKB6279

Article number: 6279

SYMPTOMS

  • 2489 "Instrument Failure" error in the Run Samples window
  • Computer and instrument restart does not solve the issue
  • Lamp on the 2489 can be controlled
  • 2489 says YES in the "OK?" column on the Instruments tab in Empower Node Properties
  • Removal of the 2489 IP address and a reboot does not solve the issue
  • New instrument method does not solve the issue

ENVIRONMENT

  • Empower 3
  • Empower 3 Personal
  • Empower 3 Workgroup
  • Empower 3 Enterprise
  • 2489 UV/Vis Detector
  • 1515 Isocratic HPLC Pump
  • Alliance HPLC System
  • 2695 Separations Module

CAUSE

Possibly corrupt 2489 ICS

FIX or WORKAROUND

Reinstall 2489 ICS v1.31 from the original (Waters Driver Pack 4) installation or current version.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

id6279, 1515, 2489, 2489B, 2489SFC, 2690, 2690D, 2690DUPGD, 2690UP, 2695, 2695D, 2695DE, 2695DEB, 2695DUP, 2695E, 2695EB, 2695INERT, 2695UP, A-10SSM, A-10UV, ALLCOLCLR, ALLCOLHTR, ALLCOLHTRB, EMP2LIC, EMP2OPT, EMP2SW, EMP3GC, EMP3LIC, EMP3OPT, EMP3SW, EMPGC, EMPGPC, EMPLIC, EMPOWER2, EMPOWER3, EMPSW, SUP

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