~Toughbooktalk~

Thanks Dryster and you are so right... checked my task manager and it was running about 70%CPU usage and 1.5gb memory on idle with nothing running also installed speedfan just to check my temps and this indicated it was running very hot also checked out my other non toughbook laptop and it was sitti...

oops how do you set the bios to default?

Got it! had tried puting it in about 10 times! done like you said pulled battery and guided it in upside down done a diagnostic check on the bios and after it re-booted it came on, ok matey thanks all the way from Scotland to California cheers.

New problem went to use it this morning and its not even recognising the modem had removed the complete modem sled to check the serial number and it now doesnt seem to recognise it at all any ideas?

Thanks Shawn for that, still struggling going to get some other carriers sim card and give them a try as the carrier in using (3UK) Has slightly different frequencies in UK and these cards are a bit old now will be expensive but worth a try. loving this toughbook as the wife says "kid with a ne...

Woops sorry when i took it out it took a bit of pulling dirt grit etc....also the SIM IMEI number on the card is the same ason the bottom of the laptop beside the windows sticker. Anyway have looked at your recent stuff Shawn and downloaded the panasonic connecting manager and it says its not for th...

Hi thanks dont know much about AT commands and tried adding the initialisation string without connection manager in the properties of the modem but nothing happens, sorry very confused by this system i have wifi on my machine as normal and i take it there is another internal modem somewhere but when...

Sorry mate think you got me wrong i contacted a guy who sells toughbooks with the gobi 1000 installed in his toughbook machines and he wouldn't tell me or give me any info on how he gets them to work to sell them to people in the UK unless i bought it from him.

Thanks mate i know im close thanks to Shawn he sent me the complete drivers for my laptop and CSA just glided on and everything worked, just this sim card bit and its cracked, thanks for your input will keep digging, tried to contact a guy who sells them on ebay in uk and he wouldn't tell me unless ...

Hi kode-niner thanks for that i need to be cautious i have already loaded on the panasonic drivers from CSA and that controls my card and its up and running and i get a signal on the AT&T connection manager my big problem is i cant connect to my local 3g network, my card is all fully working do ...