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    Somebody asked about the touch screen on a CF-27

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by 5teve, Dec 18, 2009.

  1. 5teve

    5teve Notebook Enthusiast

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    I distinctly remember reading that some guy was unsure about whether his CF-27 Mk 2 had a touch screen but, as is usually the case, I can't find the thread now.
    The guy also said that he couldn't see anything in the Control panel that would indicate that his CF-27 even HAD a touch screen.

    So anyway, I was looking for some info on my own Toughbook CF-27 when I came across some strange info. It seems that the touch screen info in the Control panel is sometimes within the "Mouse" section. Just double-click the Mouse icon in CP and look for touch screen stuff inside there.
    I hope the guy finds this post and that it helps.
    Cheers all,
    Steve
     
    5teve, Dec 18, 2009
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    Teh_Husky Notebook Enthusiast

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    Touchscreen activation

    If you've got a touchscreen, you may be pulling your hair out trying to get it to work. Once you figure it out it's easy, but it's tricky that first time.

    Start by getting some drivers (use the above section's links). Run the installer. Once it's done, open up your System control panel, go to the Hardware tab, and click on Device Manager.

    Expand the "Mice and other pointing devices" hardware, and double click on the mouse (PS/2 Compatable mouse) that it found. This will open up a new window.

    Click on the driver tab, and click on "Update Driver". On the next screen, select "No, not this time" and hit next. On the next screen, select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)", and hit next again. Choose the option "Don't search. I will choose a driver to install", and hit next again.

    Select "Have Disk...", and browse to the directory C:\util\drivers\mouse , and open up the folder inside (it'll be different for different OS's), and select the Fidmou.inf file inside of that folder. Once the file is selected, hit Ok, and it should start installing.

    Once it's installed, you'll need to restart the OS to use it. When it's rebooted, you'll see a new icon in the system tray next to the clock. Right click on the icon that looks like a poorly drawn mouse in front of a monitor, and go to Calibrate. Use a rounded hard device (Pencil eraser, rounded pen caps, etc) to get the X's as close as possible. The closer you get this, the better your touchscreen will operate.





    For a CF-28, but hopefully it's either the same, or similar enough to be of some help. Cheers!
     
    Teh_Husky, Dec 18, 2009
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