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    Media Test fail!!!

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by brewmeister, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. brewmeister

    brewmeister Notebook Enthusiast

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    EDIT- Hmm...it is recognizing the new HDD (160gigs) in BIOS.

    EDIT2- I have CD set first in the Boot menu. Hmm.

    Edit3- Okay, disabled Boot from LAN...now just says Operating system not found.

    Is there a reason why it's not booting from the USB drive (external CD drive)?

    Under the boot menu, it does not say anything about a USB device...?
     
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    What disks are u using
    What laptop do you have
     
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    brewmeister Notebook Enthusiast

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    CF-29 MKII

    Using recovery disks.
     
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    Original cd drive caddy?
    Have you tried before with this combination with a another hd
     
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    brewmeister Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is an external USB CD drive. I'm not sure what you mean by "original CD drive caddy." :confused:

    Nope, I have never installed an OS this way. I am truly lost.

    Thanks,

    Brian :eek:
     
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    I don't know if the 29 will boot to a usb cd
     
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    Oh, crap. :eek:
     
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    Just tried my mk1 29
    no spot in bios for usb boot
     
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    brewmeister,
    You have PM
     
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    Brewmeister,
    Search the forum. There have been very detailed discussions for booting most models without the media bay cd drive. I can't remember anyone being successful booting from a USB drive on any of the threads I have read.
    Cap
     
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    I have used built-in cd drives for 10 years originaly on a cf-25
    Makes it real easy
    If not you have to fuss around loading in another computer or cloning
     
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    Jeez, what a bummer. I hardly ever use my CD drive on my current laptop (can't think of the last time I've used it) and plunking down $100 for something that I'll only use once in a while is just not cost effective.

    Besides purchasing the drive, do I have any other options? Anyone in the Austin/Texas area who has a drive that I could borrow (use on location, no fear)?

    Thanks,

    Brian
     
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    If you buy a drive you can sell it back on ebay and maybe make a profit.
     
    Jeep905, Jul 30, 2008
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    why not just buy a $15 USB enclosure and use an old desktop CD/DVD drive? I have an even cheaper one, where it's a USB cable with IDE/SATA ends on it, used mainly for testing purposes.
     
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    He's tried usb/cd drive
    It won't boot to usb
     
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    try Smart Boot Manager. http://btmgr.sourceforge.net It's a boot manager that loads into your HD or a floppy, and will then attempt to recognize your USB CD/DVD drive.
     
    canuckcam, Jul 31, 2008
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    Alternatively, a CDR made bootable using Nero's .bin image will also load up usb drivers and read NTFS drives as well.

    Side note:
    I just realized that although the CF-73's BIOS does not list USB devices, a CF-VFDU03 (Panny's USB FDD) will boot nonetheless if I opt for floppy as 1st boot... not that it will help brewmeister in any way :eek:
     
    ToughNut, Jul 31, 2008
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    29s do not boot to usb, you may have to break down, buy the drive, and resell it after your done.
     
    TBtech29, Jul 31, 2008
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