The CF-51 F.A.Q.
In a similar vein to the incredibly-useful CF-29 FAQ, now we shall have one for the CF-51. I'm hoping to distill and simplify the myriad small details regarding this model. Also, the CF-51 seems to...
View ArticlePCMCIA memory card help
Trying to access a PCMCIA memory card that comes up in device manager as "Unity Digital 32mb Flash Card Seris II" but cant find any drivers to let it work. Everything I can find seems to point to the...
View Article“How to buy a realiable refurbished fully rugged toughbook”
1) Ask the seller an actual picture of the item for sale if it is not listed as actual item. Ask more pictures if you are still not satisfied. Also ask the seller what Mark or model the item listed for...
View Articleintermittent usb port cf-30 mkiii
Hello all, I've got a somewhat tempermental usb port (the one on the side, next to the power adapter socket) on my cf30 mkiii. I'll have the usb stick in, but if I look crosseyed at it, it loses...
View ArticleHow to: CF30 & Mobile Internet in Australia
I was unable to find anything definitive on this, so I thought a how-to was in order. Important information: CF30 Mk3 (WWAN ready pocket), Windows 7 Pro 32 bit, and Gobi2000 Recently I spent several...
View Articlefz-a1b toughpad - no volume control + no proper standby mode
We know the fz-a1's have no external volume controls - I dunno if the newer Android ones do. Has anyone worked a decent app that can be used for volume control when other apps are running? It needs to...
View ArticleCF30 HDD heater - Is it really needed?
How worthwhile is the HDD heater? Where I live is inland tropical, and doesnt really get that cold, and add a SSD to the mix and I am wondering if its worth my time to unplug the heater element in the...
View ArticleCF-30 - Win10 Driver Issues
Hey there everyone! Recently a coworker and myself picked up a couple really awesome Toughbooks. Well, long story short, unlike mine, his turned out to be a CF-30 MK1. (I have no idea which exact...
View ArticleGPS Software Suggestions?
I never would have imagined this being such a pain in the arse. I am looking for a good software/mapping program to use on my 54 with the U-Blox GPS engine. I have tried the Co-Pilot and am just not...
View ArticleLighted emissive keyboard from CF-31 that does work in the CF-30
I purchased a keyboard (CF-WKB313VM) that was intended for use in the CF-31 as a replacement for my rubberized (condom-coated) keyboard (N860-1435-T201/20). While the supported versions list does not...
View ArticleWhy no 4G in a CF30?
I've been told that supposedly no 4G WWAN cards are available for CF30's Is there any particular reason? Is it a software/driver issue with CF30's? Is it that the WWAN card needs to be panasonic...
View ArticleCF-31G w7 mk1 restore will not load.
HI Guys, Long time since my last post. I have now a CF-31GG2EA1M Laptop for my wife. I have a Factory CF-31 Mk1 restore disk with W7 on it that I just used on my CF-31A. I did have a working W7 copy...
View ArticleCF-19K Mk3 gobi1000
Hi ,the last few days I've been reading the posts as a guest in order to find a solution for my new (used) cf19 mk3. I got it a week ago and so far everything works with win7 Proff, except the gobi...
View ArticleCF-30 CF-31 WIFI Thread
One of the things that has really improved the Toughbook performance for me was to use a different wireless antenna for the 802.11 a/b/g/n adapter. The two top edge antennas under the black plastic...
View Articlenew amplifier for interfacing to my CF-30 ...
i believe i have figured out a way to increase the somewhat slow/dated 1.8GHz processor speed in my '30 . the interconnections are rather simple and require only a few pre 1931 "bobby-pins" or strips...
View ArticlePanasonic WEB301 convert single pass-thru to dual
Has anyone ever converted a single pass-thru Panasonic WEB301 dock to a dual pass-thru? Customer is telling us there is a blank spot for another connector on the bottom of the dock. Customer has new...
View ArticleCF31 MK1 GOBI 2000 GPS only.
CF 31A mk1 GOBI 2000 I want to try GPS only.... Which terminal is best to connect a GPS patch antenna to? Main or Aux? Will I need any of the wacky GOBI/WWAN software for GPS only? It's a real...
View ArticleTurn your old LCD screen from (say) a CF52 into a light table ...
or ... how to make a silicon to carbon converter ... nuclear transmutation physics at its finest . so , shawn sent me a package with some *stuff* in it . there are a couple of '52 LED screens and a...
View ArticleCF31 screen brightness F1 and WIN10 resets
Has anyone seen this behavior? I have 2 CF-31s just updated to WIN10 from a fresh install of WIN7 and the F1 and F2 keys work to increase or decrease the screen brightness but a second later it resets...
View ArticleAmount of charge cycles on battery
Generally speaking, is the number of charge cycles on a Toughbook battery any indication of battery health? Sure there are other factors of battery usage to affect it's health, but does fewer chargings...
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