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That info is extremely helpful - thank you!

I'm looking for a complete disassembly guide for a CF-51 (ideally a Mk3, but any will do), like the ones out there available for the 28, 29, 73, etc. I did find this "simplified" manual at Toughbook Wikispaces: http://toughbook.wikispaces.com/CF-51 However, it's only a few pages long, and ...

On a related note... I purchased a caddy for a Mk3. It's my first ever purchase from Heartland! I wanted to provide the details for everyone's benefit: CF-51PF2DEBM [the unit I ordered it for] part no: DFWV99A0112 price: $59.36 plus shipping This is the *entire* caddy kit, and an unbelievable price ...

Subject says it all. The Mk3 uses the 945 chipset, which I have always seen accompanied by a SATA drive in other (non-rugged) laptops.

Sorry about creating so many threads regarding the CF-51. I figured I should separate my questions by topic...

That equals sadness. Oh, well. Expect some crazier ideas from me in the near future...

It appears that the CF-51 shares its keyboard with the CF-29, which of course begs the question - Will an emissive backlit keyboard from a CF-29 function in a CF-51? By "function", I mean working keyboard input and a working backlight itself. I'm specifically looking for this capability wi...

The following is an assumption I've made, based on observation... can anyone tell me if it's true that all CF-51 units have *two* SO-DIMM slots, and *no* onboard RAM?

Thanks, Rob, for all you've done for us. This site's an invaluable resource in so many rugged ways!

Is it only the federal government that's concerned about this? Do state/county/local governments have this same fear of "airborne disease spread through Wi-Fi"?

Do the federal customers still use Ethernet and cellular WWAN?

I'm looking for info on what Panasonic's "Federal Only" designator actually means. 1. No wireless LAN/Bluetooth? Is this the only distinction of federal-only Toughbooks? Do they still come with the internal antennas (and leads) for you to attach your own wireless card? Also, what's the poi...