Patent ID: 8041235

Claim:
An image forming apparatus in which a replacement component is set, comprising: the replacement component in which a storage medium storing adjustment necessity information indicating whether an adjustment procedure is needed or not after the replacement component is replaced and adjustment item information indicating an adjustment item is attached; an information reading unit to read the adjustment necessity information and the adjustment item information from the storage medium when the replacement component is set; a control unit to execute the adjustment procedure based on the adjustment necessity information and the adjustment item information read by the information reading unit when a power is turned on after the replacement component is replaced; and an operation unit to set an operation mode of the control unit to a component replacement mode, wherein: the control unit reads the adjustment necessity information and the adjustment item information from the storage medium by the information reading unit in the component replacement mode, and power supply is stopped except to units needed for reading the adjustment necessity information and the adjustment item information in the component replacement mode.