GETAC B300-H antiX MX-16 It all works.

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SHEEPMAN!
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GETAC B300-H antiX MX-16 It all works.

#1 Post by SHEEPMAN! »

If you need a serial number for the GETAC site there is one under the media bay.

Clunky (slow) GETAC web site but drivers for XP and W7 are there. The serial on the bios information page did not match. The serial # should look like RBA51B0???. Getac will ask!

Important thing is the bios and ec upgrade. Copy the folders (R104, R109SC) to bootable DOS USB and run EC.bat and Flash.bat. Instructions in EC folder R104. No warranties expressed nor given.

I did run a Windows LiveCD on this beastie....otherwise all tasks were performed by MX-16 or DOS.

Installed a Intel 6235 card. (4965AGN and 5100 did not work...) Temporary wireless achieved with LB-LINK Wireless USB adapter in one of the COMBINED ESATA + USB ports. USB devices go in upside down.

The Ctrl and Del key are in the wrong place for one used to running Toughbooks exclusively.

Installed MX-16 to a USB SSD. Boots in 17 seconds.

Why GETAC?.....cause a friend gave it to me. I like it enough that I ordered a caddy/ssd and battery(new?) Ouch!

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Jeff
-Computer-
Processor : 4x Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz
Memory : 4004MB (428MB used)
Operating System : MX-16 Metamorphosis
User Name : tough (Unknown)
Date/Time : Sun 07 May 2017 03:15:14 PM PDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel PCH
-Input Devices-
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
eGalax Inc. USB TouchController
eGalax Inc. USB TouchController
SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
Sleep Button
Lid Switch
Power Button
HDA Digital PCBeep
HDA Intel PCH Mic
HDA Intel PCH Headphone
HDA Intel PCH HDMI/DP,pcm : 3=
Video Bus
ACPI Virtual Keyboard Device
-Printers-
No printers found
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Re: GETAC B300-H antiX MX-16 It all works.

#2 Post by Shawn »

Very good
Life will beat you into submission.

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