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cf-29n

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:08 am
by sakkara
just bought this with no optical drive
can the set in the bios to boot from external usb dvd ?
thanks

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:57 am
by toughasnails
It's been a while but I think it can

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:04 pm
by Shawn
ask Jeff he will know.....

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:34 pm
by SHEEPMAN!
From NTQGZBM: Here's the list.
Standard Floppy
IDE:HDD
IDE:MP UJDA750 DVD/CDRW
PCI:LAN
USBFDD
USBKEY
USBHDD
USBCDD
USB LS120

Above from BOOT page of bios.

Re: cf-29n win 7 drivers

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:04 am
by sakkara
loaded 7 but need
video and sound drivers
cant find vista drivers on panasonic site are they still available /
thanks

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:39 am
by UNCNDL1
Not sure if that is a statement or a question (above). Here's something that might point you in the correct direction:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads ... ad.427461/
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads ... es.356620/
Fairly recent article: http://www.adepttech.com/blog/?p=17
and last, but certainly not least:
http://business.panasonic.com/support-c ... -downloads

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:38 pm
by sakkara
yep panasonic only list drivers for XP im trying to find "CF-29 Vista upgrade drivers from the Panasonic web site"
they no longer seem to be available !
does anyone know where to find them or can anyone send me a copy ?

thanks

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 11:39 pm
by sakkara
or am i stuck with loading XP ? :violent:

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:29 am
by UNCNDL1
From the above resources:
http://business.panasonic.com/support-c ... hdownloads
After putting in your toughbook details you will find the vista upgrade program, with details on driver download info...
voila...

Re: cf-29n

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:13 am
by toughasnails
Just like this