CF-C2 Lock up online

This CF-C2 is a C2AKFZGLM 1.8 GHZ 8 G ram & 128SSD

It came with Windows Pro 8 but has windows 10 installed.

It locks up inadvertently while browsing on line using Edge or Explorer.

I can't seem to find a driver to support this build & windows 10? That's the only advise I received to fix the problem (update the driver)

Will this unit run on windows 7 or should it only be Win 8?

Any help is appreciated ~

 

It will run win7.
Use an OEM version install and it will self activate using the win8 key in the BIOS.

 

When new it had W7 installed

SKU Number: CF-C2AKFZGLM
Status: DISCONTINUED
MSRP: $3,719

Description: Win7 (Win8 Pro COA), Intel Core i5-3427U 1.80GHz, vPro, 12.5" HD 5-pt Multi Touch+Digitizer, 128GB SSD, 8GB(4+4), Intel WiFi a/b/g/n, TPM, Bluetooth, Gobi, No Webcam, 3MP Cam, No Drive, Toughbook Preferred

 

Do you happen to know what WLAN card is installed.

My Intel 8260 gets tired and shuts down after several hours. Cycling the computer off/on restores the wireless.

CF-54:

System: Host: mx17 Kernel: 4.15.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-17.1_x64 Horizon December 15, 2017
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Panasonic product: CF-54-2 v: 002 serial: N/A
Mobo: Panasonic model: CF54-2 v: 1 serial: N/A UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends
v: V2.00L18 date: 05/11/2017
Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: 5.9 Wh condition: 44.8/45.3 Wh (99%)
CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-6300U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
L2 cache: 3072 KiB
Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 400/3000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 801
Graphics: Card-1: Intel HD Graphics 520 driver: i915 v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1360x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2) v: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.6
Audio: Card-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-1-amd64
Network: Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM driver: e1000e
IF: eth0 state: down mac: bc:c3:42:8d:c3:e1
Card-2: Intel Wireless 8260 driver: iwlwifi
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 26:bf:60:d8:c4:fc
Card-3: Ralink RT5370 Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: rt2800usb
IF: wlan1 state: down mac: b2:e4:57:93:b7:45
Drives: HDD Total Size: 357.72 GiB used: 10.52 GiB (2.9%)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_SSD_PM83 size: 119.24 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb model: INTEL_SSDSCKKF25 size: 238.47 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 231.73 GiB used: 10.52 GiB (4.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
ID-3: swap-2 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdb2
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 32.5 C mobo: 32.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A

 

It shows you these browsers are there only to help you download Chrome and not for browsing )

 

Thanks ~ & yes I have just started to use chrome.

The time frame she locks up is not consistent. I am like likely to go to windows 7/ as I want to run xp mode.

I just have to either get a eternal cd or a docking station~

Thanks!

 

Chrome or Firefox although I don't like the latest Firefox. But I just installed Linux on this laptop so Chromium.

Hey Jeff, your CF-30's made it to the Philippines.

 

Went to install win 7 from a docking station.
Shortly into the instalation it wanted drivers.

What way do I apply drivers from the panasonic web site?
Thanks

 

Are you using a USB drive to install? If so use the USB 2 port and it will work. USB 3 will ask for drivers. If you're using a CD it's a bios setting. Sorry but I'm having brain fade at the moment so someone else will explain.

 

I'm using a docking station cd drive~
Thank you-

 

Look in the bios and make sure it's set to AHCI, you might also need to disable safeboot and uefi, set it to legacy.

 

Ok not getting anywhere....

Dumb question...

Do I need to format drive first?

Is it having a problem cause its a down grade from 10?

Manually down load all drivers into a usb?

Thanks~

 

Partition and Format hard drive and try again

 

Good to Go! Formatted drive & been running win 7 a few days now & purring like a kitten!

Thanks!

 

Meow

 

I have had issues (not with a dock) where the side USB ports needed drivers before they would work. Switching to the back USB 2.0 and driver bundle installed fine. Of course this was on a CF-31. After install of the driver bundle the USB 3.0 fired up and worked with no restart.

What I can think of is to eliminate the dock until driver bundle installs. Possibly source a driver for the dock and install it from a USB stick.