Install Linux or windows without a cd drive or usb just direct access to the hard drive. I have an old cf-29 toughbook by Panasonic that I've had for years. I'm trying to resurrect it and for the life of me cant remember my own cmos password. Aside from possibly nuking the bios password which will be near impossible due to the NATO standards this notebook was built to. I was thinking I would just try to install an OS directly to the hard drive and simply transplant it back into the toughbook.
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posted by Chamunks
on Oct 4, 2010 -
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The new iPhone's sensor is backside-illuminated sensor. What does that actually mean? What other cameras offer this technology?
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posted by fogster
on Jun 7, 2010 -
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Looking for the lowest cost for sensor swabs or pec pads to be used for digital SLR sensor cleaning. Specifically for the Canon 30D.
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posted by captainsohler
on Mar 28, 2010 -
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I'm in the market for an inexpensive (under $1000) camcorder but every spec on any camera brings up a thousand questions. 3CCD? CMOS? HD? HDV? MiniDV? BluRay? File formats? Still shots? Help!
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posted by zardoz
on Sep 29, 2008 -
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My laptop gives a "system timer error" and so I probably need some guidance in replacing my laptop's CMOS battery
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posted by daksya
on Jun 3, 2008 -
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Mrs. mysterious1der's laptop (M55-S331) won't keep time accurately. I've torn apart and repaired (board swaps, not actual board level repair) dozens of Dell laptops, but this is my first Toshiba. Lo and behold, the CMOS battery is soldered to the motherboard. Do I either have to unsolder it and resolder a new one, or get a new motherboard?
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posted by mysterious1der
on Dec 9, 2007 -
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So, I used the wrong BIOS flash on a HP laptop ze5375us. It is now bricked. My girlfriend is rather pissed......
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posted by lattiboy
on Aug 14, 2007 -
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I need suggestions for a good book that covers digital circuit design (specifically practical design using MSI/LSI TTL, PLD's, CMOS, FPGA, etc.
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posted by beammeup4
on Sep 21, 2006 -
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Where has my primary hard drive gone? My primary hard drive disappeared after I installed a new CD-ROM drive! It seems my CMOS doesn’t see my main drive! Help!
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posted by zaelic
on Mar 22, 2006 -
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I have a friend who's developing an application that solves a board game via visual recognition of the current state of the board. The image is captured via a webcam, and he's currently in the midst of discovering that the quality of the image (or specifically, the color and white balance) acquired by CMOS-based webcams is just subpar. Can anyone recommend a decent, inexpensive (less than $75, perhaps?) CCD-based webcam?
posted by delfuego
on Aug 10, 2004 -
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