CF-29H newbi build up

First off, thanks to all the folks here who post their findings and advice.

I bought this CF-29H for a basher box, weekend get-aways with RC hobbies in mind.
So I could carry movies and program RC toys as well as grab the satellites.
Here are the basics specs as I bought it used.
Specs:
1.4 ghz processor
60 gig Harddrive
1.25 gig of Ram
Windows 7 Ultimate OS
Touchscreen
Chicklet backlit keyboard
Built in Verizon air card
The previous owner was probably less geeky than me and failed to get it preforming to it's capabilities. The touchscreen doesn't work, it sees touch and bounces the curser but doesn't have any drivers (cause there are none). The chip set doesn't support the OS very well.
Anyway, I plan on building this TB up to as much fun as I could.
Dual boot Ubuntu 10.10 and XP, possibly a third just cuz I love Linux Mint 10 and would like to experiment with it.
Thanks to Liamw652 with his post on adapting a Sata drive I was able to get a Seagate 750g, 16m cache HDD to show up in bios.
Next is Gork's thread on Ubuntu 10.10 with touchscreen configs.

 

Is this your model # ? CF-29HTM50BM . If it is it's a ex-SBC, many of them have non working touchscreens due to them being well used and not looked after.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/449914-what-does-sbc-mean.html

http://www.crn.com/news/channel-pro...or-mobile-field-force-notebook-deployment.htm

 

cf-29hqlgrbm

Hopefully the touchscreen is not working because of the W7 Ult OS and the fact that there are no drivers for it. I know that the XP drivers should work but I could find any that would with this box.
Working on the Linux Ubuntu 10.10 distro and tweaks to check if it will work.

 

CF-29HQLGRBM Original Configuration:

H = Mk3 (Pentium Mobile 738 LV 1.4GHz {Centrino}, Intel PRO 2951ABG 802.11 a+b+g WLAN)

Q = 13.3" XGA Touch Screen, Dual Hi-Gain Antenna Pass-through Connectors

L = 60GB HD & 256MB Base RAM

G = Floppy Disk Drive, 10/100 Ethernet

R = CDMA Verizon WWAN, No Voice Capability

B = Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2

M = USA & Canada Destination

Category: Keyboard‚ Mouse and Peripherals
Title: Touch Pad Driver/Touchscreen Driver
Model: CF-29[ H/J]T(Mk3) Windows XP Pro SP2 CF-29[ H/J]TxxxBx
Operating System: Windows XP SP2
Language: English (North America)
Release Date: Feb 03, 2005 Index No: 003379
File Name (Size): mouse_29_3_d030178.exe (357.9 kb)
[Download Time] [Download Time 512k: 6.2 sec]