New To The Toughbook

NEW TO THE TOUGHBOOK but not pc i have just got a good one off ebay and have looked at the this forms and now have got a Seagate ST9500420ASG Momentus 500gb with G-Force Protection for the fact of i drive a truck
and 2.5" SATA Hard Drive to IDE 44 Pin Adapter For Laptop Drives from CoolDrives.com
that i have noted off this froms some ware
now im looking at a gps and bt kit i will get a bt 2.0 usb for it wont some feed back on it and mabe that
TOUGHBOOK guny guy guy may know something of it

CF-29 GPS & bluetooth kit, 50 ch Ublox 5 -- DIY - $179.00 : Custom Toughbooks, -Aftermarket solutions for Panasonic Toughbooks
i will check back in a wile not ez to do wile on the road with a riged up dell d630 that is come back form the dead 38 times now
and on seagate that is the only hdd i use i have never had not 1 thing go bad
i have a seagate in this d630

 

Welcome Hammer! I am sure Toughbook or someone with the info you need will pop in and help.

What kind of Dock do you keep it in, in your truck?

 

i do not have a dock for my truck but now u got me thinking of 1
and i have looked and can not find something i like need some thing that will mount with RAM laptop stands http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...45086066045049054056045083087049/Default.aspx
that will not brake the bank

 

I take it you have a Toughbook 29? If you do the IDE to SATA conversion just remember to yank that 90 degree piece of metal. It's not even welded on so no need to dreamel or hammer at it.

 

ok thanks for that tip

 

Pretty much you are doing this

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/221725-cf-29-toughbook-hard-drive-swap-tutorial.html

Using the pics, the metal piece is here in #2 thumbnail attachment where I believe you initially found the mod.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/pan...ic-cf-29-toughbook-thread-44.html#post5868558

 

First off, what truck do you have?

I have a new Gamber-Johnson "generic" laptop mount complete assembly. Depending on your vehicle Make/Model, you may only need to replace the base with one that fits your truck.

 

thanks topcop but i have found one that i like and have it at the house i dont have the cf-29 in my hands all the parts are at home to so once i get it all in and i have some time to take some home time off the road i will start the up grades what i wont the most is a Port replicator that will work with Laptop truck mount for computers in semi rigs
im going to take a gambl on this
CF-29 GPS & bluetooth kit, 50 ch Ublox 5 -- DIY - $179.00 : Custom Toughbooks, -Aftermarket solutions for Panasonic Toughbooks

 

I should have realized by your Handle that you're a "Big Rig" driver.

This is the unit you want:

RAM Tough Dock™ Powered Docking Station With Port Replication for the Panasonic Toughbook® CF-28, CF-29 & CF-30 Rugged Laptops

It has its own built-in power supply:

Standard Features Include:
1 Serial Port (D-sub 9 pin)
1 Parallel Port (D-sub 25 pin)
1 External USB 2.0 ports (4 pin)
2 Internal USB 2.0 ports (4 pin)
RJ-45 Expansion Port
External Video (D-sub 15 pin)
External Keyboard (Mini-DIN 6 pin)
External Fuse Power Supply
Enhanced Spring-Loaded Screen Support
Easy Access External Power Switch
Mouse (Mini-DIN 6 pin)
Headphone/Speaker (stereo phono jack)
Microphone (mono phono jack)
Tamper Proof Lock
High Strength Composite Enclosure
12-30 Volt DC Input
Overcurrent / Surge Protection
Reverse Polarity Protection
Radio Frequency Isolation

Optional Features Include:
Internal GPS Engine
Wireless Capable
Bluetooth Enabled
Internal Storage Device
Heavy Duty Light-Weight Metal Enclosure
Military Grade Construction

Product Number: RAM-234-PAN1M (Metal Version) $492.95 new - GPSCity.com
Product Number: RAM-234-PAN1P (Composite Version) $459.95 new - GPSCity.com

Not cheap , but quality product.

You may want to research that unit right here in this Forum before spending the money on one.

 

thanks i have tryed to find some thing on that bt gps kit but have not found it