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    CF-19 MK3 Motherboard swap

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by gijoe4us, Feb 16, 2018.

  1. gijoe4us

    gijoe4us Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all,

    Wanting to change out a MKIII locked (both Supervisor and User) BIOS motherboard, with a MK IV or V. This machine is an Intel Core vPRO 2. This CF is pristine!!! I would hate to use it for parts when I have a MK II, that I can pull some stuff of for cosmetics.

    Let me know if you have had any dealings with this?

    Joe
     
    gijoe4us, Feb 16, 2018
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    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    Are we talking about your CF-19 ?
     
    toughasnails, Feb 16, 2018
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    mk4 should swap mk3 fairly straightforward.
    The sound or wwan pcb can be slightly wonky to get the proper drivers.
     
    Shawn, Feb 17, 2018
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  4. gijoe4us

    gijoe4us Notebook Consultant

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    Yes Sir,

    The CF-19 MK III. My MK IV has 33,460 hours, trying to put together the MK III as a MK IV and have a newer CF and keep the current MK IV as a backup.
     
    gijoe4us, Feb 17, 2018
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    That's what I thought but just wanted to be sure before before I changed the thread title.
     
    toughasnails, Feb 17, 2018
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    safn1949 I'm sure I'm on the wrong planet

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    I have a Mk2 with a crap touchscreen if you want it. Very low hours. It's headed to the trash otherwise as I have stripped parts off it for my Mk5.
     
    safn1949, Feb 19, 2018
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  7. gijoe4us

    gijoe4us Notebook Consultant

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    I appreciate your offer!!! I was hoping to stay with the Intel Core vPro that is in the MK III, and hopefully find an i5 or better....
     
    gijoe4us, Feb 19, 2018
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    gijoe4us Notebook Consultant

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    On second thought,
    What do you want for that board? I had hoped to upgrade this new locked one, but that may not be possible......

    Thank you!!
     
    gijoe4us, Feb 20, 2018
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