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    CF-M34 not booting after 1st stage in other machine (installation process)

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by cjradloff76, Jan 17, 2013.

  1. cjradloff76

    cjradloff76 Notebook Enthusiast

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    im having a lot of trouble booting into windows 2000 PE i keep getting stop errors 7b
    i built the install from my IBM A31 and after the install (1st stage) i take the drive out of my A31 and put it in my toughbook and it wont contuine the install and keeps throwing stop errors 7b
    i dont have a cd drive as i did in the A31.
    ive had enough
    help please

    thanks
    Clinton
     
    cjradloff76, Jan 17, 2013
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    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    myself I have never had any luck installing a OS in a Toughbook that way...always get the blue screen
     
    toughasnails, Jan 17, 2013
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    cjradloff76 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok. how would i be able to install windows 2000 on my toughbook. help please. thanks
     
    cjradloff76, Jan 17, 2013
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    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    I used a external cd-rom on my CF-M34MK7...Panasonic CF-VDRRT3 . In the past I have used them cheap ($6.00) china cd-rom external case and put my own cd in them but some work and some don't. The Panasonic one never has let me down.
     
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    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    What CF-M34 are you using? The later Mks are better at booting from usb. Here is some info on them below, got a few tricks to getting the OS on there too. The reason it's bluescreening is the hardware difference, windows has already started the install and chosen the base hardware. I purchased the correct USB floppy drives and cd drives and put them up just for messing with the early toughbooks.

    ~Toughbook Talk~ Toughbook Discussion • View topic - TBT CF-M34 FAQ
     
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    cjradloff76 Notebook Enthusiast

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    my toughbook is CF-M34UTFZKM serial number 3BKUA01149 with windows 2000 licence on the bottom of it. i have 256mb ram (base memory) and a 40gb HDD no cdrom for 2nd stage install (there is a usb port on the side but in the bios it doesnt say "removable devices") but does ask for a floppy or cdrom drive or a lan boot. maybe if i put a cdrom drive to it it might contuine the boot up process. ill have a try at that and see what happens.
     
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    im going to try ghosting a cf-m34 win2000 image and see what happens. i saw this over at toughbooktalk.com
     
    cjradloff76, Feb 3, 2013
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Put the drive into the a31. Boot using a floppy. Copy entire Win2000 DVD to a new folder on the HDD. Remove HDD and put it in the CF34. Boot CF34 from floppy, Find new folder with win2000 files in it. Run setup.exe .........And Bob's your uncle.

    Or spend $15.00 on an external DVD case, put the DVD drive from the A31 in the case and attach it to the Toughbook. If it boots, then your on your way. If it doesn't boot, then boot from a floppy with DVD drivers on it........


    I have never owned a M34, but this is how I did install OS on older systems without a DVD drive.
     
    Shawn, Feb 3, 2013
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