Panasonic Tpughbook CF-19

Good afternoon

I have just bought the above from a public auction, when i plug it in to the charger the orange baterry light comes on for a few seconds then goes off. The toughbook won't switch on as i presume its flat. I have tried reseating the battery and power cable but still no difference.

Has anyone got any ideas, are there any battery tests i can do?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Dan

 

On some of the 18's I just got in the power boards are bad where the battery clicks in to. Try removing the battery completely and try powering on with NO BATTERY.

Also please provide the full model number of your "Tpughbook" CF-19.

Thanks

 

I've seen such behavior when CF-19 can't recognize one of it's cards (Intel 6200 Wi-Fi for example). Try to pull out WWAN at first, then Wi-Fi. It may help

One more idea - battery is discharged too much, wait for some time and try to turn on again.

 

Thank you for your promt responses, the model number is CF-19CHBAXBE

I have tried leaving it plugged in this evening 4 hours but still no good, i think the charger may be duff as it didnt even get warm. Its not an original charger and it says 19v 4.74A on it should this work?

I have tried removing the battery and switching it on with the power cord in but still no good.

Not sure i want to dismantle it just yet to remove the Wifi card , any other suggestions?


Regards

 

That would be the wrong charger. Hopefully it didn't damage anything. The correct charger is rated 16V 3.75A 60W, 16V being most important. The amperage can be higher. Buy a genuine Panasonic charger, not a cheap Chinese knockoff. There are also compatible IBM chargers.

 

I have just won this on ebay

Panasonic cf-AA1633A AC ADAPTER | eBay UK

Please tell me its correct?

 

That looks like the correct one. It's hard to tell from the poor picture. Just make sure the label says Panasonic.

 

Thanks

 

You could try this... Before you throw that battery in the trash...

 

Higher voltage is not a problem too
19V charger will charge CF-19 as well
Maybe this charger is dead or has incompatible plug.
Best replacement is IBM X40 (etc.) charger. Ten bucks and works very well

 

Ok Thank-you for all your help, providing the charger i ordered does the trick the next problem i face is installing a operating system from a usb drive. Am i able to do this or do i need to buy a usb cd drive? Can i use a normal version of XP pro or windows 7 or does it need to be specific to the toughbook?

Once again any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Dan

 

19volt may very well be a problem. More than one member has blown fuses using chargers that much in excess of 16volt. Since the OP is a newbie I strongly advise against giving advice which might cause damage to his computer. Some IBM chargers are fine, the 16 volt ones.
CAP

 

I have manged to charge my toughbook with a old 16v IMB charger from work, is it possible to format my drive and install windows xp with a through a usb stick?

 

Yes, you should be able to use a USB stick to install XP. You will need a USB floppy drive to install the SATA driver or you can slipstream the SATA driver into your XP disc.

Title: In the case of clean installation of Windows XP For CF-19C/D/E(mk1)
Model Number: CF-19C/D/E(mk1)
Operating System: Windows XP
Language: null
Last Updated Date: 2007/02/05
Question In the case of clean installation of Windows XP
Answer
In the case of clean installation of Windows XP
[Preparation]
- Floppy Disk Drive
- 1 Floppy Disk (3.5 inch FDD 1.44 bite format)
- F6flpy32.exe file
* In the case of CF-19C/D/E (mk1) download "f6fd_d060267.exe"
from the Panasonic Website
( http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/public/soft_first/cf-19_os/f6fd_d060267.exe)
and unpack it.
"F6flpy32.exe" file. is made.
[Making of Driver Floppy Disk]
1. Insert the floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.
2. Run the "F6flpy32.exe" file.
3. Click "OK" when "Insert floppy to write" message is displayed. (The data in the floppy disk will be deleted.)
Driver files will be copied automatically.
[Installation of Windows XP](English)
1. Set the floppy disk drive and insert the floppy disk made in the [Making of Driver Floppy Disk] to it.
The floppy disk will be used for the installation‚ so please do NOT remove it.
2. Insert the installation CD of Windows XP and boot up the computer.
* Unless it is CD-ROM of the Windows XP SP2 application being completed‚ the blue back occurs at
last stage of boot.
3. When the following "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI and RAID driver…" message is
displayed in the lower part of the screen‚ press "F6" key.
(The message will have been displayed only while the "F6" key is effective.)

In the case that "F6" key could not be clicked‚ reboot the computer.

4. When the following message is displayed‚ press "S" to continue processing. (*)

(*) The key pressed is different by the language.
(Ex: English - S‚ German - Z)
Follow the indication in the lower part of this screen. (S=Specify Additional Device in English)
5. When the page below is displayed‚ choose your applicable driver‚ using "↑" and "↓" key.
In the case of CF-19C/D/E (mk1) choose "Intel® 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller (Mobile ICH7M)"
and press "Enter" to install it.

6. The message "Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):" is displayed in the next page.
Confirm the driver chosen in the No.5 is displayed in the following line and press "Enter" key.
7. An installation begins as usual afterwards.
Follow the instruction in that page.
* Continue installing it with the floppy disk inserted in order to copy the contents of the floppy disk.
(If there is no floppy disk in it‚ the instruction to insert it is displayed.)

There are a lot of drivers to download and install. Start here: Toughbook Computer Support - Search Downloads

Getting everything to work properly can be problematic.

You will be much better off if you can find a factory restore disc.

Windows 7 can be much more challenging to get working properly.

 

Myself I would buy a cheap external USB DVD drive enclosure here Laptop External USB CD DVD ROM Portable Drive Enclosure for $8.37 and put a DVD in it and pickup a CF-19 MK1 restore disk. You will not have to put in your XP COA numbers/letters , this is done automatically. About 30 minutes and you are up and running or you can spend 3+ hours downloading and installing drivers and hoping you get it right

 

I have now installed xp sp3 uaing a usb stick, is there guide for which drivers i need?

 

I have unkown devices for sm, usb device and network adapter in device manager.

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

Have you gone to the panasonic driver site and downloaded all drivers for your model of toughbook and installed them?

Jason

 

Start here. Use XP SP2 for the operating system.

 

[/QUOTE]Windows 7 can be much more challenging to get working properly.[/QUOTE]

I've only done 1 CF-19, but a full clean install of 7 ultimate went very smoothly and needed few xtra drivers.

 

Windows 7 can be much more challenging to get working properly.[/QUOTE]

I've only done 1 CF-19, but a full clean install of 7 ultimate went very smoothly and needed few xtra drivers.[/QUOTE]

How did you do it? I too have a MK 1 CF-19; did full clean install of Win 7 Ultimate but following are missing: i) pannasonic program, ii) blue fn keys not functioning, iii) screen rotaion not functioning and just recently lost audio [after I tried eno801's post on "How to install drivers"]