Military/Police issue?

Is there a way to determine if your TB was Military or Police issue at one time? also, I have the 600 MGz CPU (MkI) I've been told that I cannot install the CD/DVD drive into the MkI as it will not function, but reading some of the really old posts here, some have installed it and it played DVD's just fine........

 

bullet holes would be a give away

 

Yeah, I fixed those, but hell, any hillbilly could have shot it...........2 bullet hole's in the lid and they smashed the keyboard, fixed both.

 

I don't think your serial number works the same way as a VIN on your car.

 

No way to tell unless it tells you in the toughbook config...special order and yes you can add a cd in it.

 

I know I can add a CD-ROM, I have one in it now, I need to know if I can add the CD/DVD drive.

 

I just checked the "My Computer" and I see DVD/CD ROM. So, can I assume that I can play DVD's with the correct optical drive? Right now I only have a CD-ROM.

 

I have 5 toughbooks 2-Mk-1 1 Mk-2 and 2 Mk-3 they all came with cd/dvd
and they all play dvd just fine. the mk-1 were fire dept.all the rest were ex police.if this helps

 

Thanks! I'll check on ebay and see if I can find a CD/DVD Drive. Did you have to add any programs or did you just slide in the drive?

 

You will need a codec to play DVD movies which usually comes with software such as WinDVD or PowerDVD players. You may be able to find free players on the Internets.

 

OK here is what I came up with.
I can watch DVDs on my old CF-27 MK2.
It has a 300 MHz Pentium II Processor and 320 MB of ram.
I am using an old version of Power DVD and I am watching a retail version
of Blade Runner in Wide screen.
So from this YES your CF-28 600 MHz unit WILL play DVDs
Go here and read how to In stall a DVD drive in you CD caddy and
watch movies.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/pan...cf-29-cd-dvd-swap-tutorial-lots-pictures.html


Bob

 

Any DVD drive will work , you just need to take out the old one out of your media bay caddy and replace it with the new one but you will need to do the mod to the drive which you can find how to do here http://forum.notebookreview.com/pan...cf-29-cd-dvd-swap-tutorial-lots-pictures.html

 

Did Panasonic come out with a Factory CD/DVD cartridge?

 

Yes they do but do you want to spend $25.00 for just a new drive or $100.00 for a old drive/media bay caddy.

 

Here is one Panasonic Toughbook CF28 CF29 DVD-Rom DVD CD Burner - eBay (item 260710804238 end time Jan-20-11 07:30:51 PST) but if the mod has not been done your 28 or 29 will take about 3-5 minutes to book up and you will not be able to load you OS with this drive. It will not see it.

 

Okay, I'll do the mod. Whats the best free DVD codec/player? I see the one on ebay, would I still have to mod it even if it comes with a disc?

 

No as long as it's a OEM toughbook drive

 

I snatched intervideo win dvd 4 from a CF-73 Recovery CD and Microsoft visual c ++ from the M$ website. The new intervideo was a free trial and I like the older version better.

 

For the DVD decoder try here, lots of free ones. dvd decoder downloads - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET

 

The free VLC Media player should fulfil your needs, it can play CDs, Video CDs, Super Video CDs, DVDs etc, plus common and some less common video formats.
Its worth checking out, www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

Thank's. I downloaded VLC Media Player.

 

That's all I use now , I find VLC plays everything where windows media don't and it's free .

 

I tried VLC and K-Lite CODEC pack on my Mk1; neither would run worth a dang under XP and I was not willing to go back to 2K to free up the memory needed.

I've never liked VLC for DVD or any MPEG media; it does a video artifacting thing where things move fast and the edges look all squiggly lines. Drives me absolutely batsh!t. For a small player that will play almost anything it's great; it just sucks on MPEG video. The K-Lite Codec pack is tons better and not much larger.

mnem
Vide-oh-doh-dee-oh...

 

So, where is this Batsh!t you are being driven to and how long do you plan on staying?

 

No driving needed; for me it's a short walk.

mnem<~~~ Founding Father of Crazy ~~~<<<

 

I feel the same way about GOM player. I works with about any video file I've found, but once in a while it just runs up against something that stumps it and requests a codec update. All free. I've installed it in everything here.