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    CF-18 touchscreen not working

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Lady in Red, Jan 29, 2009.

  1. Lady in Red

    Lady in Red Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all gurus and other nice people,

    I got a good deal on a used CF-18KHHZBLS with 12 months guarantee but found out that the company went bust just after I got my presious.

    It was working fine and I installed some GPS software and so. One day the touchscreen stopped working. I tried lots of things including update driver. It worked once but when I ran calibration it stopped half way.
    I have windows XP Sp3 installed.

    Question: Is there a way to make it work?

    I searched this forum an found that there is a Touchscreen kit. Do I need that? In that case. Where can I get it?

    Appreciate all help

    Greetings from cold Sweden
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    CF-18
    Landrover Defender 130 modded and mudded
     
    Lady in Red, Jan 29, 2009
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  2. Zippy-Man

    Zippy-Man Notebook Evangelist

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    First you want to make sure it is enabled in the bios. Hit F2 when booting and check to make sure.

    Next is the mouse going crazy around the screen or is the touchscreen just not working?

    When you try to calibrate what happens? Does it start to calibrate then just stop or what happens?

    You can also try to clean around the screen with some canned air. Also you can take a tooth pick and hit it with a hammer to make it flat then run it around the edge of the screen to clean out any stuff that is stuck in there.

    -James
     
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  3. capt.dogfish

    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    Lady in Red,
    James wants you to hit the toothpick with the hammer, not the screen! :cool:
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Jan 29, 2009
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  4. ohlip

    ohlip Toughbook Modder

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    LoL, Lady..n..d. I do beleive that there is a device conflict on the system. Try to disable other device on the bios and then calibrate the touchscreen. Let see what happen.


    P.S. I have to pause for a while while I have a lucky no. all 7

    ohlip
     
    ohlip, Jan 29, 2009
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  5. tough-2-go

    tough-2-go Notebook Deity

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    Teo is on his way to Vegas :)
     
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  6. Doobi

    Doobi ToughBook DeityInTraining

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    What? He can't use that TB of his to stream live input to us? Geez, I just lost at LEAST 2 respect points for him! hehehehe

    ~Paul
     
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  7. Lady in Red

    Lady in Red Notebook Enthusiast

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    oops, already used the sledgehammer and anvil, funny, looks like its working now.

    on my way to the sauna now, evening here now.


    Lady
     
    Lady in Red, Jan 30, 2009
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  8. capt.dogfish

    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    Lady,
    On occasion we ask for pictures on this forum. :cool:
    CAP
     
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  9. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Down boy! ;)
     
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  10. Lady in Red

    Lady in Red Notebook Enthusiast

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    camera didnt work, to hot, sorry

    _cap wrote_________________
    "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Edison

    I dont dress in overall but similar, and get dirty sometimes.

    have to go and screw on my Tb, sea ya

    Lady
     
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  11. capt.dogfish

    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    A sense of humor, likes mud, toughbooks, and Land Rovers. I think I'm in love! But then again, I'm old, married, do wear overalls most of the time, and like old Jeeps and slick rock more than mud and new Land Rovers so can we at least get to know our new CF-18s together? ;)
    CAP
     
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  12. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Well... Now you did it... He'll be up all night now... :D
     
    Toughbook, Jan 30, 2009
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