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    CF27 Battery and HDD

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by HoilerNerd, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. HoilerNerd

    HoilerNerd Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have quite a poorly cf 27

    Battery - its knackerd - was knackerd - i tryed to recell it but it didn't work.i get a blinking red light when i charge and sometimes it bleeps, so it looks like ebay for me!

    HDD - Dead, along with winXP on it too- any idears on reinstaling xp? and here's the problem - i dont have a cd drive. someone sugested using USB install but is it supported?

    Hoiler
     
    HoilerNerd, Mar 19, 2011
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  2. TopCop1988

    TopCop1988 Toughbook Aficionado

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    Panasonic CF-27 CF-VZSU04 battery

    No reason to go USB:

    (1) CF-27/28/29 CD drive optical caddy $40

    (4) CF-27/28/29 DVD-RW Multidrive optical caddy $85 ea

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/tou...mcats-cf-29-cf-30-stuff-sale.html#post7021598

    Offered by Forum Moderator Tomcat57.
     
    TopCop1988, Mar 19, 2011
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  3. HoilerNerd

    HoilerNerd Notebook Enthusiast

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    cool, thanks a buncha
     
    HoilerNerd, Mar 19, 2011
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  4. Wes Medlin

    Wes Medlin Notebook Enthusiast

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    The CDs for the old CF-27 are worth more than the computer itself, it seems. You can install the Plop boot manager, and that will allow you boot from USB. It was the only thing that allowed me to bring an old CF-50 back from the dead.

    The hard drive is pretty much any standard IDE laptop drive. I've got an 80 gig in my CF-27 with no problem.
     
    Wes Medlin, Mar 21, 2011
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  5. HoilerNerd

    HoilerNerd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Its just that i love my 27, but it's nealy dead! Batterys gone and hdd dead. i just need to find the time. but thanks anyway
     
    HoilerNerd, Mar 22, 2011
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  6. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    If you need battery, and to use this portable
    I recomend a cf-29 ,so you can find a battery that will last over 2 hr's or so
    The age of the cf-27's means that you are lucky to find a battery that will work for more than a few minutes
     
    Alex, Mar 23, 2011
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  7. Wes Medlin

    Wes Medlin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, the battery on my CF-27 is dead, and as much as I love it, I don't see the point in trying to find another.

    Maybe one day I'll have the cash for 28 or 29, and can actually use it away from the plug in.
     
    Wes Medlin, Mar 23, 2011
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