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    CF-29 odd touch screen issues

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by mrbrown38, Jan 20, 2010.

  1. mrbrown38

    mrbrown38 Notebook Enthusiast

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    First off, big fan of the site. Have visited off and on this last year and half checking out threads realted to CF 19/29/30 issues since I support them at my job. Nothing but great information.



    So to my issue, and this is an odd one. From about the center of the screen and down, the touch funcationality works normal. From about the center of the screen and up, the mouse is off... Getting further away from where you are touching as you get closer to the top of the screen maxing out to about an inch away.

    Model: CF-29

    What I've tried so far:
    -Uninstalling the drivers
    -Recalibrating the screen
    -Reseating the connections on the motherboard
    -Reseating all connections on the back of the monitor

    Should I just bite the bullet and buy a new touchscreen for this laptop?
     
    mrbrown38, Jan 20, 2010
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  2. Rob

    Rob Toughbook Aficionado

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    Welcome!!! I have seen this once before with a CF-27 and I ended up replacing the whole screen (inverter included...) It sucks, but sometimes that's whatcha gotta do!
     
    Rob, Jan 20, 2010
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    Connor922 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have also had this problem on a few CF-29s all required the replacement of the touch panel.
     
    Connor922, Jan 20, 2010
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  4. mrbrown38

    mrbrown38 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So here is a question. Where does the calibration utility save the calibration settings? It is a file? A registry key?

    Even when uninstalling/reinstalling the driver, I've noticed on various toughbooks that it picks up it's previous settings. Wondering if I could copy calibration settings from a working cf-29.. See what happens.
     
    mrbrown38, Jan 20, 2010
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  5. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Have you tried cleaning out all the gunk trapped between the touchscreen surface and the surrounding bezel? The lower half normally catches all the dust, scum, rain, sand, (need I go on?)

    How about the Touchpad?
     
    Toughbook, Jan 21, 2010
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