bios version , what I need for xp, or vista?

Here is my situation:
I bought a cf-19 HGAXBM IN MARCH with xp on it. Everyhting was workig for 2 days
I decided to put vista on it, and win 7 update. I got help on this forum with bios update for vista, (thank You again) , so i was able to get my win 7.
I never had a chance to fix my tochscreen calibration, it was way off!
I hate this laptop, i never enjoyed it because it didnt work right.
So now i wanted to get back the xp so everything wil work and i can sell it.
Well Pana support told me i need a L0016 bios for xp, so i did update , and i swear when i bought it i had L0013 on it!
So no touchscreen now, and a tablet buttons doesn't work.
The Pana support said update a bios to L0015! and put back the vista, but i have no external fdd drive for change the bios!
Please help me , what can i do? What bios i need for xp, and what for win7 or vista, and can i install w/o floppy drive?

 

You should be able to update from windows in these newer models

I will look and update this when I have info




Alex

 

Hi TomCat!
You were the guy who helped me in March
Glad to see you again!
I don't care what operation system I will get to work, I just need a full functions. Like I said I have no touchscreen , and tablet button functions, and I have an error in the device manager under"other device" I tried to fix it , and if i update a driver to "meitbman" from tablet pc drivers, it is fixing the error, but the tablet functions, and touchscreen is dead.
This is a reason I think I have a wrong bios..

 

Your post here you reported your cf-19 as a mk-1
http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/465670-how-install-vista-cf-19-mk1.html#post5987247

There is no bios updates available for a cf-19 HGAXBM
And Panasonic has no record of that model

 

So what is that model I have, how we can found out?the box said: CF-19CHGAXBM

 

Panasonic Toughbook 19 Touchscreen Tablet PC ( CF-19CHGAXBM ) - Rugged Notebook - Panasonic Notebook

 

Thanks, yes you have a mk1
This is the correct bios version
Windows Vista -> Windows XP
Should be able to run it from windows
And download and read pt2 ,The instructions

CF-19[C/D] series BIOS Update Procedure

http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/doc...103&p2=1030014&score=1.0&sri=206101&trn_org=2


Go into device manager and look for the hardware code in the unknown device

Alex

 

Code 1
Details:
ACPI\MAT001F\2&DABA3FF&0

 

Working!!!!!!
You are the MAN!! WEEHHHHEEEEEE! After 2 weeks, Thank You so much!!! The bios was wrong, Man I'm so happy. I will open a bottle of wine now. )))

 

No problem

At times I think I should work in tech support for Panasonic

But my habits are that I usually sleep till noon , and then I like to take it easy after lunch lol



Alex