20 Most Recent Panasonic Toughbook 48 Notebook - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Please get a SATA Hard Drive. Its compatible with your laptop mode. Dont forget to mention the model no. of your laptop before buying the drive. You will get it from Bestbuy.

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Open all the hatches underneath the unit, there is a chance that the only memory slot you find is empty as the current RAM in the system might be on-board or somewhere else. If none of the hatches under the unit reveal the RAM slot then it would be under the keyboard. On the toughbooks I use there is four screws above the keyboard holding it down. On your there may be a plastic piece that needs to be removed to reveal the screws or you may have to remove some screws from the bottom to loosen the keyboard.

Dear Al Fattal



Please go to:


http://www.panasonic.ca/english/customercare/sandd/softwareQuery.asp


And put the laptop’s following details:


Model Number: CF48 (not CF-48)
Keyword: Sound


Press Search and you will find the sound drivers for your system. Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows XP




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I have a compaq laptop Hp 5000 the screen was black and I took the batterie out for a few minutes pluged the unit in and shut it back down and put the batterie back in and now works

sounds like a capacitor issue with the boards secondary supply side to me, recommend you dis assymble and check capacitors with low esr meter to determine which way to start trouble shooting power delivery issue. Obviously your getting power to the plug but have you LOAD tested the power supply? Try another one to see?

Control Panel -> system -> hardware -> device manager -> find keyboards click the + to open up keyboard device, right click -> uninstall driver reboot machine and it should re-install
Don't know if it will work, but thats how to do it.

I don't know what version of windows your running but try first going into the bios on your laptop and disabling your adapter. Then see if you can boot windows to try and find out if it is a hardware or software problem. If you can boot windows after disabling in bios you have some idea now what to look for. Instructions for how to enter bios should be in your manual for your Toughbook or posted on Panasonic's web site for your machine

Maybe you mess some connection of the lcd. Is the lcd has the power indicator? If yes then maybe u can some keys functions such Fn to make display out.

First, have you verified that the cooling fan is working? Next, check to verify that the cooling vents are not plugged up. Also, some systems have cooling fins mounted on the CPU that get crudded up with dust. It's better to use canned air rather than a vacuum because of possible problems with static.
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Since all of the failing keys are on the right hand side, I'd try a short (maybe 15 minutes) soak in warm soapy water of the right hand 1/2 of the keyboard. While it is soaking, every few minutes try depressing the failing keys several time each. Follow this with a good rinse with warm water and a good drying. A hair drier will help to speed up the process. If that doesn't work, you'll probably need to find a replacement keyboard.
R-

On any Panasonic Toughbook you can rotate the screen as follows: Hold down the "CTRL" and the "ALT" keys and while holding down these two keys press the "UP Arrow" key and then release all three keys. This will reset the screen so it is right side up instead of upside down. Good Luck and regards from: Richard, Authorized Panasonic Canada Toughbook Dealer since 1989. P.S. The arrow keys look like this: The up arrow is the one on the top

I'm not sure if yours is the same layout as the CF-53 I use. But my F12 button has a picture of a button with light on it. I use FN-F12 to adjust the brightness of the keyboard. Mine goes through 5 brightness levels before returning to off and starting over.

The VGA or "Video Driver" for the Panasonic Toughbook CFY4 can be found at: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/itn/drivers/d_menu_en.html Remember to choose your operating system and then click on the "Download Now" button located on the right side. Good Luck! Regards, Richard - Montreal Based Panasonic Canada Toughbook Dealer since 1989

From two different websites: The same answer 1) "F-11 seems to have been an emergency hot key for police use" The website: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/rubber-illuminated-kb-cf-29.239110/ 2) "The red F11 can be programed to report through police dispach an officer is in trouble. This key only works with Special software used by Law Enforcement." The website: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/toughbook/J__ssDTCm_0 Both these guys gave the same opinion and both seem very knowledgeable. Good Luck! Regards, Richard - Montreal Based Panasonic Canada Toughbook Dealer since 1989

On ALL Panasonic Toughbook Models, if the screen stays dark I would shut-off the Toughbook and connect an external monitor to the VGA port (15-pin female connector), which is usually BLUE in color. Make sure the monitor is ON first, then turn ON the Toughbook. If the monitor comes on then your problem is the backlight or possibly the inverter of the screen. If no image is shown on the external monitor and the screen stays dark and you cannot hear any startup (ie. Windows) sound, then your video card may be defective. Very few Toughbooks fail this way since they are normally very very relaible but it can happen. Good Luck Regards, Richard - Montreal Based Panasonic Canada Toughbook Authorized Dealer since 1989

yes, but you should be able to get a universal charger with proper output cheap

Panasonic Toughbook PC Laptops usually have very reliable battery pack. When your unit is plugged-in but the Power is OFF, you should see an LED light as follows: RED FLASHING: Means the battery needs replacement. Orange/Yellow Solid: Means battery is charging. Solid Green: Means battery is fully charged. NO Light AT ALL: Means that Battery Pack is missing. There is also a battery calibration utility on all Panasonic Toughbook PC's manufactured since 2004. This is a factory installed software and is only present in factory units. This software may also be downloaded as a driver from the Panasonic Toughbook website as follows: http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/ Check also in the bottom right hand corner under Windows for the battery Icon. This will indicate if the battery is charging, present or not present, and under Windows 7+ will indicate if the battery needs to be replaced or not. Good Luck! Regards, Richard - Montreal Based Panasonic Toughbook Authorized Dealer since 1989.

Hi, Follow the attached link download and install the driver and software.