Compal TS30H

The Compal TS30H is an MMC1-based generic/ODM laptop that was released in 1997. It shares a similar design to the TS30G from 1996 but uses a newer architecture, along with supporting 13.3-inch displays.

As a generic/ODM laptop, the TS30G was sold under a variety of names. Below is the current list of brands known to have sold them.

I've seen an Inspiron with the OmniBook BIOS on eBay before so they really are completely the same machine.

Specifications

Spec	Details
CPU	CPU Type: MMC1 - Intel Mobile Pentium II @233 or 266MHz - Intel Pentium MMX @166, 200, 233, or 266MHz
Chipset	Intel 430TX
RAM	Type: SDRAM, 2 slots Standard: 16 or 32MB Soldered Maximum: 144 or 288MB
Hard Disk	2.5" IDE Uses proprietary adapter?: Unknown Standard: N/A
Display Options	- 12.1" Passive Matrix LCD @800x600 - 12.1" Active Matrix LCD @800x600 - 13.3" Active Matrix LCD @1024x768
Graphics Chipset	NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD (NM2160) VRAM: 2MB
Audio	Crystal CS4237B - Stereo Speakers - Microphone
Main Battery	Lithium Ion
CMOS Battery	Unknown
Power Supply	Barrel Jack
Disk Drives	Modular Bay supporting the following: - 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive - CD-ROM Drive - DVD-ROM Drive - 2nd Battery
PC Cards	2x PCMCIA/CardBus Slots (2x Type II/1x Type III) - ZoomVideo Support (1 slot) - TI PCI1131 or PCI1220 Controller
Networking	None
Other I/O	- 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector - 1x USB 1.x - 1x Mic In - 1x Line In - 1x Line Out - Infrared
BIOS	Phoenix
Pointing Device	Trackpad

Common Faults & Maintenance

I'm sure the plastics are brittle on these, but the hinge mounting design must be good as I haven't seen one with cracks yet. What is an issue is the hinge covers - 90% of these on eBay are missing one or both of them. They must be attached very poorly.

Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 01/20/2025
Update Reason: page created

Back-Navigation

Home < Laptop Portal < Compal < TS30H