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    Found a nice website with special mini-pci cards - excellent for modding your toughbook

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by MasterBlaster2039, Nov 19, 2012.

  1. MasterBlaster2039

    MasterBlaster2039 Notebook Evangelist

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    The Commell website has several special mini-pci cards, including

    a special videocard on minipic
    -gps
    -mini pci audio card

    and much more.

    this can be nice, when you want to mod you toughbook. I myselve, am interested in the mini-pci videdocard. Maybe you can make a very old toughbook , like the CF-27 or CF-M34 able to use HD graphics....

    here is their website:
    COMMELL MiniPCI

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    An this one is funny. My CF-M34 uses a standard Lynx EM4+ videochip, but guess what ? It seems that there is also a mini-pci version of the Lynx EM4+... so, in theory, i could "upgrade" a CF-M34 mk1 (that has the neomagic chip) with this IBD150 card...
    http://www.ibt.ca/v2/items/ibd150/index.html

    PCMCIA can also be used to add a videocard. Here are some PCMCIA videocards:

    - VTBook DVI/VGA Dual Display Video PCMCIA Card with 32MB DDR and 3D acceleration. http://sewelldirect.com/product4.aspx?productId=582


    USB 2.0 external videocard. Some modding to put this inside the toughbook connected to the internal USB 2.0 and then put the VGA port to the outside hull could be done (i guess)
    http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/12/06/more-usb-video-cards/
     
    MasterBlaster2039, Nov 19, 2012
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  2. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Do some research before you buy. All of the Toughbooks that I have worked on will only accept a WWAN or WLAN (wifi) card in the mini pci or Mini pcie slot. I tried to put a TV card in my cf29 with utter fail. Tried several cards and found that the slot only works on wifi cards. I ended up mounting a usb card internally.
     
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  3. meeesterjoe

    meeesterjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried ordering from Commell.
    The postage to the UK was more than the cost of 2 Cards..!
    That`ll teach me to live on an island..!
     
    meeesterjoe, Dec 6, 2012
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  4. MasterBlaster2039

    MasterBlaster2039 Notebook Evangelist

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    A Dutch company Abigo4u.com also sells the Commell cards (like the MP-Z9s). They might be cheaper to send the card to the UK.

    Search results for: 'commell'
     
    MasterBlaster2039, Dec 7, 2012
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  5. dukeluca86

    dukeluca86 Notebook Consultant

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    Don't worry MeeesterJoe the shipping is the same high to italy, when i buy from us or china, a bit stuff usually pay about 30-40€, not bad to just have the item eh eh.
     
    dukeluca86, Dec 7, 2012
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