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    Cloning a MKII to MK I?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Stewboy, Jan 8, 2012.

  1. Stewboy

    Stewboy Notebook Consultant

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    I've got two cf 29s, mk I and Mk II. I may need to do a fresh windows install on the MK I, but was wondering if I could just clone the MK II onto the MK I. I know from reading threads on the subject that going from Mk I to, say, MK 4 is a risky. Has anyone gone from 1 to 2 or 2 to 1? The mk II has all the drivers, software in place, and I"m lazy. Any help is appreciated.
     
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  2. interestingfellow

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    Not soo much risky as it is a pita.

    There farther apart he make, the more hardware differences. I don't know at what point xp will have a hissy about the difference in hardware in reference to wpa, but it will go through a rigamarole needing drivers for the new hardware. then you'll need to reboot in safe mode, and uninstall the mk2 drivers for hardware that is no longer present.

    I think. Try it and let us know....
    Good luck.
     
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  3. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    It may work. I have swapped the hard drive between Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 CF-18's and it work. Even a CF-W2 (900mhz)to a Mk2 CF-18. (1.1 mhz).

    Lets compare hardware on the CF-29

    MK 1
    MK 2

    Intel® 855GM video
    Intel® 855GME video

    Intel® Pentium® M 1.2GHZ LV
    Intel® Pentium® M 1.3GHz LV

    Intel® 855GM Chipset
    Intel® 855GME Chipset

    PC2100 DDR SDRAM
    PC2700 DDR SDRAM

    SigmaTel STAC9753T Sound Card
    SigmaTel STAC9753T Sound Card
     
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  4. Springfield

    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    I just did a clone from Mk2 to Mk1. It all worked except for the touchpad needed to load a (different?) driver, which WinXP found. Was going from touchscreen to non-touchscreen on the Mk1, so maybe the driver was needed for that not the Mk change.
     
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    Thanks for the responses.

    Springfield, could you tell me what cloning software you used?
     
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    Did you use the free edition?
     
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    Springfield Notebook Deity

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    Used the free edition a while back. Liked it enough to pay for the Standard Edition. Now I have restorable images of dozens of TB models and other computers.
     
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