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    Hi new here

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by mustangii, Jun 13, 2009.

  1. mustangii

    mustangii Notebook Guru

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  2. Doobi

    Doobi ToughBook DeityInTraining

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    First off, you have an MK1 or MK2 machine. You will be wanting to get a hard drive AND hard drive caddy as soon as possible. That will cost you a pretty penny. Then you will need to download all the CF29 drivers from here. Once all that is done, and everything is installed, let us know what you would be looking for...

    EDIT: Oh, to tell what Mark (or MK) version you have, hit F2 on startup to get to the BIOS and whatever BIOS version you have 1.xxxx, 2.xxxx, 3.xxxx is your MK number.. make sense?
     
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  3. Wyrm73

    Wyrm73 Notebook Consultant

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    mustangii? is that supposed to be like the car, Mustang II? Lol, that was my first car when I was 16. Many memories there (and speeding tickets too :D ) and so many years ago.

    Anyways, welcome to the forum and there are lots of helpful people here just waiting for you to ask for any assistance you need.
     
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  4. mustangii

    mustangii Notebook Guru

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    Yeah had a new 78 mustang II ghia then have hade 6 more mustangs since then. Now have an 85 coupe project in my Drive way. The handle just stuck when I started posting on forums.

    edm
     
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  5. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Welcome to the forum and the slippery slope into Toughbookism....
     
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    Connor922 Notebook Evangelist

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    HD caddy will run you around $75 and then you need an ATA 2.5" HD to go in it which would be another $50-$75 depending on the size and speed, and I'm pretty sure you're getting a MK2 since its a 1.3ghz. I was gonna pick some up from that seller but I didn't want to mess with finding a caddy and drive
     
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    Psych0Thrasher Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a cf-29 caddy that had no screws in it when I got it. for a cheaper than ebay price I can send it to ya and you can find some screws that will fit it. I would do the screws for ya but that would make it cost more :)

    Dan
     
    Psych0Thrasher, Jun 15, 2009
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    mustangii Notebook Guru

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    the bios V2.00L12

    Sorry I haven't been here in a while, my old Gateway PC crashed and Had to replace the hard drive and reload everything. Just now tracking down all the favorites I had saved. Wish I saw this sooner just bought a caddy on ebay for 49.95 BIN.

    edm
     
    mustangii, Aug 8, 2009
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