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#1 Post by teo »

Can anybody here tell me where to access a cmos battery back up for cf-30 or any words how to bypass a bios password on cf-30. This is an anticipation with my newly acquired unit Cf-30 and its on its way but with those problem. I've got it for 600buck with the exemption of optical drive but hdd caddy included. :pbjt: :pbjt: Thanks

Also it has a gps builtin and wireless WWAN ready. :pbjt: :pbjt:


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#2 Post by toughasnails »

I was looking looking at that 2 days ago then the guy ended it , went to get my coffie and when I came back it was relisted / sold in a matter of minites :confused: ?????? Ha Ha but now I know why :D . I would say you got a good buy Teo.
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#3 Post by capt.dogfish »

Teo, Its on the motherboard (main pcb). Looks like you can get at it by removing the bottom cover. Page 28 in the service manual posted elsewhere here.
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toughasnails wrote:I was looking looking at that 2 days ago then the guy ended it , went to get my coffie and when I came back it was relisted / sold in a matter of minites :confused: ?????? Ha Ha but now I know why :D . I would say you got a good buy Teo.
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Blair.. I made an offer to a seller 3X untill we agreed for $600.00 but he can't edit the listing with BIN as there are 11bid already maybe you are one of those. Sorry, man! I told him to end the listing and relist it again with the BIN and as soon as he relisted. I pulled the trigger coz I know that there are a lot of bidder watching the auction. I found out after the auction that he is from the island(Victoria) near Alex place.


capt.dogfish wrote:Teo, Its on the motherboard (main pcb). Looks like you can get at it by removing the bottom cover. Page 28 in the service manual posted elsewhere here.
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Cap..Thank you very much for the info. and whats that mean, your new avatar? Is it a dead zone? Lol.. Looks scary, man!


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#5 Post by toughasnails »

I was just kidding around with you, I was just watching it to see what it would go for but I thought it was funny how fast it was ended/relisted/sold but when I noticed you got it I knew what happened :D and yes I would of done the same and don't blame you a bit.I am looking for a cheap one but with a Touchscreen.
If my ebay sales (non-toughbook)keeps going up I might get one sooner :rolleyes: Good luck on the CF-30 and let use know how it goes.
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#6 Post by rusty503 »

Removing the battery will not help out. I have one sitting here I have been trying to get into for a few weeks. Leaving the battery disconnected even a few days will not do it.
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killcmos might do it then



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#8 Post by capt.dogfish »

Cap..Thank you very much for the info. and whats that mean, your new avatar? Is it a dead zone? Lol.. Looks scary, man!


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rusty503 wrote:Removing the battery will not help out. I have one sitting here I have been trying to get into for a few weeks. Leaving the battery disconnected even a few days will not do it.

rusty.. I just want to make sure if you don't mind, which battery did you remove? Is it the main battery or the cmos or both of them? thanks


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#10 Post by rusty503 »

Removed both batteries. Also disconnected input power. One interesting thing is that there is another connector right next to the CMOS battery connector (CN46) It is the same type in a different color and flipped 180 degrees. The CMOS battery connector will fit into it but I haven't deteremined what it is used for yet. Yes, I have tried hooking the battery up to it but didn't find any difference. Still locked out.
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12 CF-29's MK5, One CF-18 MK5, One CF-19 MK1, 4 CF-51's MK3, 7 CF-51 MK2, one CF-74 MK3, One CF-30 Mk 3 and one CF-52 MK2. Wait, is that all I have? MUST HAVE MORE!

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