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    cf-51 wont boot

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by autotech42, Sep 30, 2011.

  1. autotech42

    autotech42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i've got a cf-51 got it with no hdd,dvd,or batt.its a mk3LL.it boots to bios.i installed a samsung 160 drive and put in a multi dvd drive.oem panasonic.tried to boot from a windows xp pro disk and after the panasonic splash screen it just sits there at a blank sreen with a blinking cursor.i set the bios to boot dvd first,and dvd and hdd are recognised in bios.i tried to make a usb flash drive boot,it tried and then same blank screen with blinking cursor.do i need to set usb up with cf-51 drivers?kinda lost here.built alot of desktops but havent played with alot of laptops.p.s.the mk3 cf-51 has a fsb of 667 why does it have pc-4200 ram?thanks oh and i'm trying to boot on only ac power no battery in it at the moment.
     
    autotech42, Sep 30, 2011
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    It must have PC2 / DDR 2. If you have an spare, change it. That will be the coz so far.


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    ohlip, Sep 30, 2011
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    autotech42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for responce,my bad i meant pc2-4200 ram.
     
    autotech42, Sep 30, 2011
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    autotech42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the hard drive is unformatted,i assumed i could boot from dvd drive with wxp pro disk and format before install.i cant find a cf-51 recovery disk anywhere.i have a driver disk but it wont help without an os on drive.it has to be a driver issue,i let it sit for an hour then the setup is inspecting your hard ware poped up but has gone no further since.
     
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    autotech42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    pulled hard drive (samsung hm160hc) and it boots xp from dvd drive.found another hdd and it boots.so i pluged the samsung which is brand new into a usb enclosure and pluged into desktop. right click computer/manage/storage and its there but says unalocated.right click/make volume and it says fails to initialize.looks like doa drive.i cant find any where to get an rma for it.anyone have any warranty experience with this drive?i notice everyone here uses them.thanks again.
     
    autotech42, Oct 1, 2011
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    Shawn Crackpot Search Ninja and Options Whore

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    Try a live cd linux disk first. I use puppy cause it's simple and works. I have had several hdd that I had to partition and format in linux before windoze would recognize them.
     
    Shawn, Oct 1, 2011
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    it will boot off cd windows and ubuntu 11,but only without hdd installed,with hdd installed it hangs system,i returned first drive and recieved another,but the problem remains,what is the max udma a cf-51 mk3LL supports?was thinking maybe drive is set at mode 6 and cf-51 supports mode 5 tops.i could change that setting with estool but can not boot it with hdd installed.weirdest hdd problem i've encountered.thanks for the input guys.
     
    autotech42, Oct 12, 2011
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    autotech42 Notebook Enthusiast

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    got estool to run,in auto detect it picks up intel ich7m sata2 controller,then does not show the drive.this is nuts.it doesnt have sata.
     
    autotech42, Oct 12, 2011
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    Try a different hdd. Any size. Maybe cable or connector is bad on hdd caddy.
    If you have to, pick up a small(as in 500 mb or a gigabyte) laptop drive for test purposes. Fleabay sells small ones cheap.

    Also do a complete reset to defaults on the bios. You can see if there is a bios flash upgrade.
     
    Shawn, Oct 12, 2011
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    yeah,i have an old 20 gig ide drive,with smart detects failure message and it works in it.
     
    autotech42, Oct 12, 2011
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    went with a wd1600beve,and all is good.
     
    autotech42, Oct 15, 2011
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    toughasnails, Oct 16, 2011
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