~Toughbooktalk~

Hi guys I know its my first post and im already begging for advice but I have a cf-19 mk1 and I cannot load a new bios to get win 7 running I get (in windows xp) not compadible notification
I think I may have a custom bios it is V1.00L13 M12 does anyone have a bios or a idear what I can do please

it seems there is a bios that will work and boots from dos but all the links ive found are dead

What is your full model number so we can see what you have.

the model is CF-19CHBCNBA thanks

Think I found a few things that will help you out. Just have to read through it all.

If you are trying to unpack that file and it still won't try 7zip on it. It should extract with it no problem.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panason ... blems.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/panason ... alled.html

http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/itn/suppor ... 19cde.html

I may be confusing myself but I was looking for the bios file and program to load it from dos as it seems with the bios installed it wont let me run from windows

What I do is check "panasonic toughbook drivers jp" on google.
Like Ador said:
Your full model number tells a lot.
"Like if the second letter is a D...we have a digitizer".
Listen now...W7 requires a Vista bios. Shoot for that and check back.
Go slow get done fast. .........maybe someone has an identical unit running W7.........we don't know without the model# from first page of bios. The number on the bottom means naught. Mobo's can be changed.

I posted the full number of my cf-19 before and ive checked panasonic toughbook drivers jp I really have searched but the only bios file I can fine is the window based one that wont work as it seems my bios is a mod one and I need a bios to load from dos

The model number is a CF-19CHBCNBA .

Sorry, I had this written and lost it.

First I apologize for missing your model #.

The interesting things on this side of the pond are N = WWAN Carrier????? and the A at the end is Australia.

Now to find the upgrades.....I have them here somewhere.

As you seem to have figured the CF-19 needs a Vista bios. So we look for a bios that reads XP>>Vista.

http://pc-dl.panasonic.co.jp/dl/docs/01 ... &trn_org=2

Please check this out. It seems to fit the bill.

I think some faulty homework was done here (jp site)as both sets of bios and ec have the same number. Again look for the XP>>Vista bit.

Good luck,

Jeff ...I do this with CF-30 all the time but rarely if ever for CF-19..both MK1 had no entry in the bios to switch Touch to Tablet and that is what is needed...