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    Tough book cf-29 mk2 won't boot

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Jusromaine, May 22, 2013.

  1. Jusromaine

    Jusromaine Newbie

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    I have a tough book CF-29 mk2. I took my hdd and caddy from a broken CF-29 MK4 it has windows Xp so I put the floppy from the mk4 in the mk2 and bought new ram and I booted up and it goes to the screen of put in safe mode or normal but you can click anything and it will just freeze there. Also I have tryed booting from exturnal cd-rom. And it wont do anything with the ext cd-rom. "It dont have a usb in the back bay the only one is in the side". So I have install a program on the hdd to boot from USB and it will stop at loading boot sector. So any ideas thanks
     
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    What do you have set as boot options in BIOS? Is the BIOS password protected???
    Is it set to boot cd rom first? A mk2 "may" not be able to boot from usb.
    Can you try a bootable floppy disk? DOS ?
     
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  3. Jusromaine

    Jusromaine Newbie

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    I have the bios to set to default and there's not a password. I can set one. It's not able to boot from USB. That's why I had to use that software to change the boot loader and it will connect and say loading the boot loader then stop. Haven't tryed a floppy because I don't have any lol. I'm trying to not have to buy a cd rom for it but I guess I have to.
     
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  4. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    So if I understand right , you are trying to boot from this drive that has all the drivers from a CF-29 MK4 ? It will not work...you need to reload windows XP and load the MK2 drivers.

    If I were you I would pick up a media bay cd-rom...the prices have dropped a lot now that I have seen them for as low as $30.00 shipped.

    check this one out http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toughbook-D...u_Ray_Drives&hash=item33823c5e4e#ht_915wt_992
     
    toughasnails, May 22, 2013
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  5. Jusromaine

    Jusromaine Newbie

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    Yea I've tried a new install were it did a full install but before it does the last restart I shut down and then I put it in the mk2 and still freezes. Tried to do it from when it's done with the blue screen still nothing so ill have todo it all from that computer?
     
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  6. toughasnails

    toughasnails Toughbook Moderator Moderator

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    Yes that is the best way to do it. I have tried to do what you are doing but never had any luck.
     
    toughasnails, May 22, 2013
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    Jusromaine Newbie

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    Thanks for the help and support I would like to post up that I have found a way cheap, and with out a cd-rom drive. Its a windows xp boot disk set up. So I can put the bootable part of XP on floppys so I can use the exturnel cd-rom drive. Thanks guys. I got a link to were I got it.

    How to obtain Windows XP Setup disks for a floppy boot installation
     
    Jusromaine, May 22, 2013
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