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    cf 28 hinges

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by biggamehunter, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. biggamehunter

    biggamehunter Notebook Guru

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    I just got a cf-28ptjgqm. I need a set of hinges,any extras anyone? Should I install XP OR 2000? And is there a way to install without a CD or flopy?
    Thanks for any help.
     
    biggamehunter, Mar 4, 2008
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  2. gray-beard

    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the same model, CF-28PTJGAQM, Works perfectly with XP Pro.
    Get the drivers from Modly here:

    http://modly.net/CF-28/

    GB
     
    gray-beard, Mar 4, 2008
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  3. klboo

    klboo Notebook Evangelist

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    Without a floppy or CD, you'll need to get a USB enclosure for the harddrive, and then format it from your desktop. Install the DOS system files to it and make it bootable, then copy the XP i386 folder to the HD ( as c:\i386).
    Reinstall in the lappy and boot to dos on 'C:'. From the root (C:\ prompt) run c:\i386\winnt toi start the dos portion of the set up, and go from there.

    There are several threads which describe this in more detail, just search the forum. Also a Google search for 'Windows i386 install' should bring up some hits.

    Good luck.
     
    klboo, Mar 5, 2008
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  4. Toughbook

    Toughbook Drop and Give Me 20!

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    Has anyone tried to install XP from a bootable thumb drive?

    For hinges you can look on ebay or go to www.heartlandsi.com
     
    Toughbook, Mar 6, 2008
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  5. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    TB - CF-28 - no booty from USB supporty in BIOS-ey, remember?

    mnem
    *Finally remembered something useful*
     
    mnementh, Mar 6, 2008
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  6. ZeroFlight

    ZeroFlight Notebook Evangelist

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    At least, not thumb drives. CD & floppy are ok so you could run windows from a CD if you really really wanted to. No write though.
     
    ZeroFlight, Mar 6, 2008
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  7. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Zero -

    Are you telling me that there is a BIOS version for the CF-28 that supports boot from USB CDROM? We've been lamenting the absurdly high cost of the MediaBay CDROMs and using workarounds like copying the i386 folder to HD using a USB enclosure on another computer as long as I can remember BECAUSE nobody had found a way to make a setup disk boot from anything BUT the MediaBay CDROM, except by booting from custom-cobbled floppys & cross-platform boogery...

    If you have such knowledge... PLEASE. GIVE.

    mnem
    *TWITCH*:twitcy:
     
    mnementh, Mar 6, 2008
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  8. ZeroFlight

    ZeroFlight Notebook Evangelist

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    I'll check today but I thought I usd my USB CD at work. If it does, I'll give details.
     
    ZeroFlight, Mar 6, 2008
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  9. gravitar

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    I've got hinges. When you say "set".. do you mean just two or all six?
     
    gravitar, Mar 6, 2008
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  10. ZeroFlight

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    Nope, you're right. Must have either been using internal CDD or thinking of another model. I'll play around with it some more as I have time.
     
    ZeroFlight, Mar 6, 2008
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