Compaq Contura 400 Series
The Contura 400 was a series of consumer 486 laptops, initially released in 1994. They were the successors to the original Contura.
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Specifications
| Spec | 400 | 400C | 400CX | 410 | 410C | 410CX | 420C | 420CX | 430C | 430CX |
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| Aprox. Release Date | November 1994 | February 1995 | Late 1995 | February 1996 | ||||||
| CPU | Intel 486DX2 @40MHz | Intel 486DX2 @50MHz | Intel 486DX4 @75MHz | Intel 486DX4 @100MHz | ||||||
| RAM | 4MB Standard | 4 or 8MB Standard | 8MB Standard | |||||||
| Hard Disk | IDE 2.5" - 170 or 250MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 250MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 250 or 350MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 350MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 350 or 420MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 420MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 420 or 720MB Standard |
IDE 2.5" - 720MB Standard |
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| Display Options | 9.5" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x480 | 9.5" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | 8.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 | 9.5" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x480 | 9.5" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | 8.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x480 | 10.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480 |
| Uses Proprietary HDD Adapter? | Unknown | |||||||||
| Graphics Chipset | Western Digital WD24A2 | |||||||||
| Audio | PC Speaker Only | |||||||||
| Main Battery | NiMH | |||||||||
| CMOS Battery | Unknown | |||||||||
| Power Supply | Barrel Jack | |||||||||
| Disk Drives | 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive | |||||||||
| PC Cards | 2x PCMCIA Slots | |||||||||
| Networking | None | |||||||||
| Other I/O | - 1x Parallel - 1x Serial - 1x VGA Out - 1x PS/2 - 1x Dock Connector |
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| BIOS | Compaq BIOS | |||||||||
| Pointing Device | Trackball | |||||||||
Resources
 Service Manual |
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