CF-19 Only one RAM slot?
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:07 pm
Greetings to all. I am a new member of the forum, but I have owned several Toughbooks over the last several years. I currently have a CF-29MK1 that I have done fair bit of modding to and a CF-19MK5 that I use as my work computer. I recently bought a CF-19Mk1 for use in my garage and that is the computer that I have a questions about:
The computer is a CF-19Mk1 (CF-19CHBL2BM) that came from the factory with XP Pro. It came to me equipped with 2 GB RAM, a 250GB HD and Windows 7 Pro. The computer was advertised as having only 1 working RAM slot. Now that I have it I took the RAM cover off and there are two slots. The bottom slot (with the computer upside down) is the one that is not occupied. I have an extra 2GB card that I know is good so I want to put that in. I had to take the bottom of the computer off because there is a piece of black plastic that covers some of the bottom RAM slot and it would be impossible to get a RAM card in with that piece of plastic in place. I cant see any real purpose to this piece of black plastic unless it is meant to block off the bottom RAM slot? With the bottom removed the piece of black plastic is held in with two screws. If I remove it I can put my second RAM card in the bottom slot, but with ANY RAM in that slot when I try to turn the computer on the screen does not come on and there is no sound. I can hear the HD spin up though.
So, any idea's? Is this RAM slot "broken" and if so has anyone ever seen this before, and is there a fix? Or is that piece of black plastic there meant to keep tinkerers like me from trying to put RAM in that slot because the computer was not meant to be able to use that slot?
Joe
The computer is a CF-19Mk1 (CF-19CHBL2BM) that came from the factory with XP Pro. It came to me equipped with 2 GB RAM, a 250GB HD and Windows 7 Pro. The computer was advertised as having only 1 working RAM slot. Now that I have it I took the RAM cover off and there are two slots. The bottom slot (with the computer upside down) is the one that is not occupied. I have an extra 2GB card that I know is good so I want to put that in. I had to take the bottom of the computer off because there is a piece of black plastic that covers some of the bottom RAM slot and it would be impossible to get a RAM card in with that piece of plastic in place. I cant see any real purpose to this piece of black plastic unless it is meant to block off the bottom RAM slot? With the bottom removed the piece of black plastic is held in with two screws. If I remove it I can put my second RAM card in the bottom slot, but with ANY RAM in that slot when I try to turn the computer on the screen does not come on and there is no sound. I can hear the HD spin up though.
So, any idea's? Is this RAM slot "broken" and if so has anyone ever seen this before, and is there a fix? Or is that piece of black plastic there meant to keep tinkerers like me from trying to put RAM in that slot because the computer was not meant to be able to use that slot?
Joe