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    CF-30 Battery info

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by whiteley91, Oct 24, 2017.

  1. whiteley91

    whiteley91 Newbie

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    Just wondering if anyone has any idea on how to set up the batteries on windows 7 so it would use the main battery first and then the media battery? It would be handy to deplete the main battery first and yank it out to install a new main battery while the media battery takes over for awhile. thanks
     
    whiteley91, Oct 24, 2017
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Pretty sure that is controlled by the bios.
    A bios edit and reflash would be needed.
     
    Shawn, Oct 24, 2017
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    Yup... Controlled by the BIOS... Edit at your own risk.

    (But I get your drift!)
     
    Toughbook, Oct 24, 2017
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    This is something that I could not figure out why Panasonic never did this is the first place.
     
    toughasnails, Oct 24, 2017
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    whiteley91 Newbie

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    I was hoping it was just a hidden menu item i didn't find. Would make a great feature being able to hot swap in another main battery without a power down. I wont be going near the BIOS anyway! Thanks for the info though guys
     
    whiteley91, Oct 25, 2017
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    If I recall, the 31 will run on the media battery alone while you swap main batteries.
     
    Shawn, Oct 25, 2017
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