Windows 7 and CF-29 Mk3

Ive searched the forum and found how to install windows 7 on a cf-18 and cf-19 but nothing really on a cf-29. Ive been messing with one of our spare cf-29s but havent really had luck with some of it. Has anyone gotten windows 7 fully loaded and working on a cf-29 with a touchscreen?

 

I've gotten W7 to work on a CF-29 Non touchscreen, with very little issue. What sort of problems are you running in to?

 

h3lpmedic do you have the drivers for mk5 touch screen? going to try to get it to work.

 

well i cant get it to recognize the touchscreen, video, and sound drivers.

 

Are you loading the xp drivers? I put windows 7 on my asus had problems with the sound but got it working with generic driver for my sound card brand.

Windows 7 has a update feature that fixed most of my problems have you tried it. down loaded the latest drivers for the laptop.

Let me know how it goes.

 

Sorry I dont have drivers for the touchscreen version of the CF-29. Have you tried the touchscreen drivers for the CF-30?

 

thats what i was thinking of trying... I was looking thru the cf-18 and cf-19 posts for windows 7 and the cf-18 one says to use the cf-19 drivers so Im going to try that for the cf-29 using the cf-30 drivers

 

ok i have gotten everything to work but the video drivers. i tried the method decribed for installing windows 7 on a cf-18 that rcx posted but it started giving me the bsod after a few reboots.

how did you get your video drivers to install?

 

Try running the video driver install program in Compatibility Mode; right click on the executable, then Troubleshoot Compatibility, then Use Recommended Settings. I've gotten ALL SORTS of drivers to run in Win7 using this feature.

Good Luck!

mnem<~~~ Has Compatibility Issues ~~~<<<

 

i did try that after I got the machine to restore back to a previous state and after it reboots it tried to install the drivers but failed and went back to the standard vga driver.

 

You never said, did you us the windows update to get the latest drivers?

 

windows update ran and updated everything but video drivers. it WILL NOT let me use the video drivers with out it giving me the BSOD on reboot or rolling back to the Standard Video driver and saying it could not install the device driver. I have tried several times to use the method that rcx said on his post on how to install windows 7 on a cf-18, and after I get it all the way and it reboots the BSOD comes up.

I have got everything else working... Touchscreen works great and can calibrate, hotkey , sound, nic, wireless, battery recalibration, common components, everything but getting the video drivers loaded is working.

What video drivers did you use?

 

reynolwi
Does your have this chip Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller Family if it does try using the generic driver from intels web sight. its xp but like i said thats how i got my asus working with 7. Hope it helps

 

I do believe it does. When it had windows xp on it I believe thats what it was. It is a CF-29HTQGZBM Mark3

When I reinstalled xp on it a while ago I just used the drivers on the panasonic driver site and everything worked perfectly.

Let me try the generic driver and see what that does.

 

Ok intel says I have the 82852/82855 graphics controller. What generic intel driver are you talking about?

 

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=10099&lang=eng

 

This is the one i'm talking about.

 

those are the drivers I am using and they do not help.

 

Download it to the desktop. Open Properties and run it compatibilty mode, meaning Vista or XP. Then try running/installing it from there. I would turn off your internet connection while you do it as well.

Le us know.

 

I'm a bit confused, Are you using intel driver or the panasonic? There not the same. one is 2003 the other is 2006 So there not the same.

 

No i am not using the panasonic drivers because I already know they do not work. I have been trying to use the intel drivers and can not get it to accept them.

 

and I have tried running it in compatibility mode and that makes no difference. windows rolls right back after reboot to the standard vga driver and says it could not install the device driver.

even doing it like rcx said in his post "HOWTOL Install Windows 7 on a CF-18 mk-1"... http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=418424

 

not sure then, You might try toyo fix, it only works with the panasonic driver I didn't get it to work with the intel.

I'm all out hope you have some luck

 

i have tried his way as well and nothing just goes into the BSOD after reboot. I guess this laptop is just stubborn and doesnt want to cooperate. How are you guys that have windows 7 installed on cf-29s getting the video drivers to work?

 

Sorry... I'm fresh out of ideas.

Sounds like yer gonna have to wait until Pen!sonic publishes some W7 support for ya, or dismantle yer unit to get MFR part #s for the chipset.

mnem
Intel Inside? EWWWWWWW!

 

Panny is not adding support for units before the CF30MK3, and of course the latest other units.

We will get it figured out. Even if we have to get you on here while you do each step

My mind is still foggy from all my night terrors. Let me think about this one.

Plus it's my B-day, I am moving a little slow this morning. It's hell to get old!

 

Why must one do steps 2 thru 4 in RCX's steps on Update The Video Controller? Is it because of the unit your working with?

 

What if you did a System Restore to before you started trying to install this driver? Maybe you have something messed up by accident.

 

Not to derail the thread.... But happy birthday Toyo!

 

i just followed rcx's steps and they seemed to be working until the last reboot and it went to bsod saying the video driver .inf file crashed

 

remember his intructions are for a cf-18 mk1. i have everything working except for video. touchscreen, sound, etc is all working by using cf-30 drivers for vista and some of the cf-29 drivers loaded for like the battery recalibration and such.

i could try and system restore but I would probably need to run back to the beginning and start from when windows 7 setup finished and go from there. Yes, no?

 

still a no go. its making me wonder what is keeping it from doing it. I will just have to mess with it slowly with what time I got and slowly work thru each step and watch what it does.

 

I am sorry I left you hanging there. Been a little busy to say the least.

Ok, when you 1st installed W7, how was it? If it was OK, then I would go back to that point. You really should not be having these problems.

Thanks TB. My B-day was awesome

 

well but I still theoretically dont have any problems as long as I am using the generic microsoft video driver. if i try and load an intel video driver is when problems start

 

Anyone ever figure this out? Thinking of trying to install Windows 7 on my CF-29.

 

@ thowle

Post your full model number


Alex

 

CF-29GC83 (just a CF-29 with Touchscreen and a built in Sony Ericsson GC83 Wireless card).

 

What tomcat57 means CF-29??????? . Turn the 29 over and you will find the FULL model number

 

Ah, my bad.. over looked that. It is a CF-29HTM50BM

 

If he wasn't having any problems with the generic driver then why does he want to change it up??

When you are having problems where Windows reverts your driver back, then gives you fits, open up Printers & Devices~Right click on your Computer~Right click on Device Instalation Settings~Click on NO do not allow MS to update drivers on this machine.

I found this one awhile back.

 

For the Mk3 models you have to use the generic microsucks drivers. The 855 chipset will not take or handle any newer drivers. My "J" model Mk3 is that way. I installed win7 with everything except the video drivers and it has worked fine. The Mk4 model has the same problem with it's video chipset. Use the microsoft drivers, as the screen resolution is only 1024x768. I installed the newer intel video drivers on the Mk4 and tried to jump resolution to 1280. Had PAN and ROLL. Had to go back and disable the intel video drivers to restore the screen back to 1024.

 

As the screen is only 1024x768 no driver will correct this. The Mark4&5 use the same chipset. I have had no problems with Win7 since installing it on my CF-29N back in November, but then again, I do not have a TouchScreen.

The thread is around here somewhere.

 

I only have one question regarding windows 7 on a CF-29 MK3: IS IT FASTER?

 

I can not say for the Mark3, but on my Mark 5 it is faster.

Of course, I have more RAM then most do. But even with only 1.25GB of RAM, the way I had it set up shortly, it was faster.

All of this is subjective, I did not do any bench mark testing, so I am just talking "seat of the pants" impressions.

 

Yes!
You will see lots of difference in the speed over the other operating systems. Windows 7 take alot less horse power to do the simple functions.

Azial is right on about the drivers, MK4 and MK5 take the same drivers in windows 7.

MK3 video driver, good luck with anything but the generic one windows 7 loads.

TB2010

 

I have 7 running without a hitch on my CF-29 MK5, only trouble I ran into was getting the audio to work, I tried using the Vista driver available from Panasonic, and it refused to install saying it was not for that OS, however I opened the file using WINRAR and extracted the contents to a folder, then run the setup and it went in without a hitch, rebooted and I had sound.

This after installing a 2 gig RAM module (mine has the 256 meg onboard) and upgrading to Vista, then running 7 upgrade but using custom install formating the HD and installing a fresh instal. Priviously using a downloaded version of 7 everything installed and a windows 7 driver was installed for the sound, however I wanted this to be a leagal version of 7 so I used the Windows 7 Home Premium that I purchased from MS when it first came out, that is probably why I didn't get a valid sound driver installed.
So now I have a legal registered version Windows 7 running without a hich (and much faster then XP I may Add) on my Panasonic CF-29. Oh I also used the MOD to replace the panasonic CD drive with a DVD Burner from a different manufacturer so I can burn DL DVD's with the machine!