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    Cf-07 Usb Alt Adapter

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by ADOR, Jan 5, 2011.

  1. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    I have been on a learning experience on the CF-07 here the last week. I got two units off ebay before i left from work, and i have gotten two more the other day. I got the other two because they came with the factory restore disks. The other two units i got came with a usb cable adapter. The factory adapter cable for these units was for use with a usb hook up with out the port replicator. I have found the original cable is very hard to find. The guy i got these from had another set up that worked very well. He used a cable from a Nikon camera ( NIKON UC-E3 CABLE ) This adapted it down to a male usb hook up, next you need a double female usb adapter. I have tried them out on one of my units and it had no problem recognizing the 32GB scandisk flashdrive. Maybe this will help one of you out looking to do the same thing with one of your units.


    In this link http://toughbook.wikispaces.com/CF-07 You can see the special factory adapter in the fifth picture down, look in the top right hand picture of that picture. The factory adapter also has a screw lock like on a VGA hook up.


    Ebay listing of a cable that has good shots of the ends.
    Original NIKON CoolPix 2500 3500 USB Cable UC-E3 NEW - eBay (item 220662297575 end time Jan-27-11 10:44:31 PST)

    Ebay listing of the adapter neeeded.
    Female USB to Female USB Connector Adapter Changer - eBay (item 270518214174 end time Jan-14-11 17:48:56 PST)
     
    ADOR, Jan 5, 2011
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  2. capt.dogfish

    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    The OEM USB adapters have a nice thumb screw that holds them in place, kind of like the ones for the CF-18-19. Good luck finding them.
    CAP
     
    capt.dogfish, Jan 6, 2011
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  3. TopCop1988

    TopCop1988 Toughbook Aficionado

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    You mean like this one and this one ? ;)
     
    TopCop1988, Sep 23, 2011
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  4. Springfield

    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    The USB cables that fit a CF-07 brick are similar but have a much smaller connector. Those are what Capt was implying are very hard to find.
     
    Springfield, Sep 23, 2011
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