Bluetooth and other questions
Bluetooth and other questions
I just got my 30 in the mail yesterday and Windows is not seeing anything for bluetooth despite the auction claiming it has it. Looking up the model (CF-30CTQAZBM) with the old configurator tool and ToughWiki, it does not. I ran the model number through the search feature on the Panasonic configurator web site, and it says it does have BT. Which is correct? I emailed the seller and he is insisting that it does have BT and to check the BIOS to make sure it is not disabled. I plan on doing this tonight when I get home, but my only question on that is will it let you enable features that are not installed? More to the point, I don't want to think I have it just because BIOS lets me turn it on. Where can I physically look to check for sure? I know the location for a 29, but this is my first attempt with a 30.
Never one to leave well enough alone, when all of this is sorted out I will be installing the 4GB memory that should arrive today and a 128GB SSD. I assume the caddy disassembly is fairly similar to the 28 and 29. If not, what pitfalls should I be on the look out for? And for the memory, I know one stick is accessible from the bottom panel. I am assuming the other requires removing the keyboard and top access cover?
Never one to leave well enough alone, when all of this is sorted out I will be installing the 4GB memory that should arrive today and a 128GB SSD. I assume the caddy disassembly is fairly similar to the 28 and 29. If not, what pitfalls should I be on the look out for? And for the memory, I know one stick is accessible from the bottom panel. I am assuming the other requires removing the keyboard and top access cover?
Re: Bluetooth and other questions
wyrm73 wrote:I just got my 30 in the mail yesterday and Windows is not seeing anything for bluetooth despite the auction claiming it has it. Looking up the model (CF-30CTQAZBM) with the old configurator tool and ToughWiki, it does not. I ran the model number through the search feature on the Panasonic configurator web site, and it says it does have BT. Which is correct? I emailed the seller and he is insisting that it does have BT and to check the BIOS to make sure it is not disabled. I plan on doing this tonight when I get home, but my only question on that is will it let you enable features that are not installed? More to the point, I don't want to think I have it just because BIOS lets me turn it on. Where can I physically look to check for sure? I know the location for a 29, but this is my first attempt with a 30.
Go into BIOS and see if the option is there to turn on and off BT. If that option is there, you DO have it. If the BT is not installed, you will not have that option. The BT antenna is under the keyboard bezel on the left side. If it is there trace back the coax cable to your BT card.
No, both sticks are accessable from below. Remove the RAM cover and you can get to both.wyrm73 wrote:Never one to leave well enough alone, when all of this is sorted out I will be installing the 4GB memory that should arrive today and a 128GB SSD. I assume the caddy disassembly is fairly similar to the 28 and 29. If not, what pitfalls should I be on the look out for? And for the memory, I know one stick is accessible from the bottom panel. I am assuming the other requires removing the keyboard and top access cover?
If you can open a cf-29 caddy, you can open the cf-30 caddy.
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
If you only have XP SP1 installed you will need to update to SP2 which has the drivers for the bluetooth . Check this thread out, it's for the 29 but I had the same problem with my 30. Just update it and it should find it (UGX) and install it.
http://www.toughbooktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=127
http://www.toughbooktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=127
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CF-51 MK3LL Core 2 Duo T7600 Mod , W7, 4GB Ram, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, Finger Print Reader
CF-52MK1 Core2Duo 2GHz, Intel SSD X25 Series ,4GB , BT with dock
CF-52 MK4 i5‑2540M 2.60GHz, ATI Discrete Graphics, Intel 120GB SSD, 16GB,W7 Pro 64bit
CF-53MK1 i5/2520, Kingston Hyper X SSD 240GB, 16GB memory, W7 Pro 64bit with dock
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
If you are going to install a SSD then you should check this out http://thessdreview.com/Forums/ssd-opti ... de/209.htm . This is a great site and these guys know there stuff. My 30 starts up time is around 27-30 seconds
. I am guessing you are going to put XP on it ....if you are looking at W7 then there is a few things you will need to do before hand.
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CF-28 MK2, 3
CF-30 MK2 , Intel SSD, 4GB , GPS, W7 Ultimate , Bluetooth, Emissive Keyboard
CF-51 MK3LL Core 2 Duo T7600 Mod , W7, 4GB Ram, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, Finger Print Reader
CF-52MK1 Core2Duo 2GHz, Intel SSD X25 Series ,4GB , BT with dock
CF-52 MK4 i5‑2540M 2.60GHz, ATI Discrete Graphics, Intel 120GB SSD, 16GB,W7 Pro 64bit
CF-53MK1 i5/2520, Kingston Hyper X SSD 240GB, 16GB memory, W7 Pro 64bit with dock
CF-54 MK2 Samsung SSD512GB, 16GB memory
And the little guys CF-M34 MK3 and MK7
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
It came with Win 7 installed, but I plan to do a fresh install to keep the Micro$oft licensing folks happy as well as optimize for the SSD. I read through the threads on installing Win 7 on a Mk1, so I am pretty confident with that portion. I had already checked out that SSD link the other day- very helpful read. I am more focused on the reliability side of the SSD, but the performance will be nice too. And optimizing an already fast drive will be even better.
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
I think we have the same 30 so when I get out of work this AM (3:00) I will check mine out. I do not remember anything in the bios and when I installed W7 it installed the bluetooth for me. Do you have the wifi switch on the front right on ? If its off so is you BT.
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CF-28 MK2, 3
CF-30 MK2 , Intel SSD, 4GB , GPS, W7 Ultimate , Bluetooth, Emissive Keyboard
CF-51 MK3LL Core 2 Duo T7600 Mod , W7, 4GB Ram, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, Finger Print Reader
CF-52MK1 Core2Duo 2GHz, Intel SSD X25 Series ,4GB , BT with dock
CF-52 MK4 i5‑2540M 2.60GHz, ATI Discrete Graphics, Intel 120GB SSD, 16GB,W7 Pro 64bit
CF-53MK1 i5/2520, Kingston Hyper X SSD 240GB, 16GB memory, W7 Pro 64bit with dock
CF-54 MK2 Samsung SSD512GB, 16GB memory
And the little guys CF-M34 MK3 and MK7
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
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CF-28 MK2, 3
CF-30 MK2 , Intel SSD, 4GB , GPS, W7 Ultimate , Bluetooth, Emissive Keyboard
CF-51 MK3LL Core 2 Duo T7600 Mod , W7, 4GB Ram, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, Finger Print Reader
CF-52MK1 Core2Duo 2GHz, Intel SSD X25 Series ,4GB , BT with dock
CF-52 MK4 i5‑2540M 2.60GHz, ATI Discrete Graphics, Intel 120GB SSD, 16GB,W7 Pro 64bit
CF-53MK1 i5/2520, Kingston Hyper X SSD 240GB, 16GB memory, W7 Pro 64bit with dock
CF-54 MK2 Samsung SSD512GB, 16GB memory
And the little guys CF-M34 MK3 and MK7
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Re: Bluetooth and other questions
That's great news, you will love the 30 and it runs windows 7 great. Alex got me to download some program that times your start and I am around 27-30 seconds its called bootracer. http://download.cnet.com/BootRacer/3000 ... 83804.html
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CF-28 MK2, 3
CF-30 MK2 , Intel SSD, 4GB , GPS, W7 Ultimate , Bluetooth, Emissive Keyboard
CF-51 MK3LL Core 2 Duo T7600 Mod , W7, 4GB Ram, 160GB 7200RPM HDD, Finger Print Reader
CF-52MK1 Core2Duo 2GHz, Intel SSD X25 Series ,4GB , BT with dock
CF-52 MK4 i5‑2540M 2.60GHz, ATI Discrete Graphics, Intel 120GB SSD, 16GB,W7 Pro 64bit
CF-53MK1 i5/2520, Kingston Hyper X SSD 240GB, 16GB memory, W7 Pro 64bit with dock
CF-54 MK2 Samsung SSD512GB, 16GB memory
And the little guys CF-M34 MK3 and MK7
Infologix / MediSlate 10.4" tablet
Cel Samsung Note 8
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