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    Password for " Optional Kit Configuration " in bios

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Glassact, Jan 5, 2016.

  1. Glassact

    Glassact Newbie

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    Hello -
    Would someone please send me the Bios options password so that I might get my GOBI 2000 card to work in my CF-31 - and thank you in advance - Ed
     
    Glassact, Jan 5, 2016
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  2. Glassact

    Glassact Newbie

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    Sorry - again...
    Do I need 5 posts to be able to PM?
    I'm new to the forum, so please excuse the inanities..
    Best - Ed
     
    Glassact, Jan 5, 2016
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  3. ADOR

    ADOR Evil Mad Scientist

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    WE CAN NOT discuss bios password circumventing here (forum rules), but if you are wanting to understand how it is locked we can do that. Are you saying your bios password is locked and you can not access the bios to install or turn on/off the option of GOBI? That is the first screen as soon as the bios is accessed. If that is locked out you are pretty much screwed and it has to be sent in to HEARTLAND to have the motherboard swapped out.

    Newer toughbooks have a second screen that asks for a password to unlock the options in the bios. So even if the bios is fully unlocked that screen is locked by a password that Panasonic put on there to keep people out of the upgrade options. So you are suppose to send it in to a service center.

    Did this explain this enough?

    Welcome to the forum. There is a lot of good info here if you search and look. Searching this site with google usually turns up better results than the built in search engine.

    I think it is 5 to PM, but I am not sure.
     
    ADOR, Jan 5, 2016
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  4. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    I think you are looking for is this one " toughkit ". We can talk about this one since is not a bios password
     
    toughasnails, Jan 5, 2016
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  5. Shawn

    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Just a heads up Google search does not work very well since the board software upgrade.
    You get better results using the built in search
     
    Shawn, Jan 5, 2016
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