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    some cf 27 questions and problems

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by whitecabrio, Aug 24, 2008.

  1. whitecabrio

    whitecabrio Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi i`m new to toughbooks i bought a cf 27 off ebay as untested and am having a few problems i got it to power up but it had no operating system on it but instead of starting up saying panasonic it starts with a white screen with the british telecom logo the issues i have are
    1 how do i reset the power on screen
    2 it has a bios password on it i have taken it apart and removed the bios battery for 2 days this didnt reset it i have also tried all the default passwords :confused:
    3 i`m getting an internal dvd drive will i be able to boot an xp disk on to it
    4 how do i tell if it has a touch screen
    its a p2 300mhz with a phoenix bios any help would be much appreciated
     
    whitecabrio, Aug 24, 2008
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  2. gray-beard

    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    To clear the password you need to power up the mother board a few times with the bios battery removed.
    This is what worked for me.

    Bob
     
    gray-beard, Aug 24, 2008
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  3. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    Welcome,

    What do you mean by reset power on the screen,
    Do you have the floppy drive for it

    What is the full model # cf-27xxxxxxx

    Alex
     
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    gravitar Notebook Deity

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    I think I read somewhere that the British Telecom CF27s had a custom BIOS. You might not be able to reset it to no password at all.
     
    gravitar, Aug 24, 2008
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  5. whitecabrio

    whitecabrio Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have tried powering up by the powerlead with no bios battery attached i have tried all default passwords i have left for 48hrs with nothing connected and it still has the bios password its model number is cf-27ej6kree or cf-27ej6k3ee it has a floppy drive any help would be much appreciated as this is driving me mad
     
    whitecabrio, Aug 30, 2008
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  6. gray-beard

    gray-beard Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you crack the entire case open so you can get to the back-up battery hidden under the board when it is removed from the case??
    When I did the 2 I have, the mother board had to be completely removed, the battery unplugged, then I powered it up outside of the case with power supply 3 or 4 times removing the power adapter cord each time for a few seconds between each time powering it up.
    Hope this helps.

    Bob
     
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    whitecabrio Notebook Enthusiast

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    yes i took it all apart and removed the little yellow battery from the bottom of the board i just tried it as you explained it and it still has a password on it is there anything else i can try
     
    whitecabrio, Aug 30, 2008
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