~Toughbooktalk~

I know on a few windows 7 drivers before I had to use 7zip to unpack it, then manually upload it though device manager before it would take.

Does the model number on the sticker match the model number in the bios?

The earlier toughbook once the bulb starts getting old, the screen will have a red hew to it usually before going out. The 30 model never got the LED lights from the factory. All the 31 models did, and the 19 starting with the MK3.

How many hours is it displaying in the Bios?

If i remember right when they made a digitizer model they deleted the external serial port because that was used internally for the digitizer pen. And I think it can't be modded back in. I know we had a thread on it over at NBR but here is a archive link to see if you can find something on it. Will ...

No other place on the board you can adapt it too? (I haven't had one of these units yet)

I use to keep a list of the older ones, but I don't know about the newer Toughbook.

When NBR went down we got a overhaul on the Forum here, then 4 other new Forums popped up. Out of those 4 only one is left online. They aren't as big as NBR but they are a lot of NBR family. There isn't much in the Panasonic section there. As in less than 10 posts. The real info is in the Archive li...

That metal strap with a screw is just there to secure the sims card slot. Are you sure you have it turned on in bios after install? Certain cards on the older toughbooks had issues depending on what brand (used computer) it came from. Older toughbooks so of them had switches next to the card that ha...

There was a lot of stuff "lost" when the NBR Forum shut down, if you have time they did make a backup of it before it was fully closed.

https://www.nbrchive.net/xfa/panasonic.1012/