Compaq Contura 400 Series

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

SpecContura 400Contura 400CContura 400CXContura 410Contura 410CContura 410CXContura 420CContura 420CXContura 430CContura 430CX
CPUCPU Type: Unknown
Intel 486DX2 @40MHz
CPU Type: Unknown
Intel 486DX2 @50MHz
CPU Type: Unknown
Intel 486DX2 @75MHz
CPU Type: Unknown
Intel 486DX2 @100MHz
ChipsetUnknown
RAMType: Unknown
Standard: 4MB
Maximum: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Standard: 4 or 8MB
Maximum: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Standard: 8MB
Maximum: Unknown
Storage2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 170 or 250MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 250MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 250 or 350MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 350MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 350 or 420MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 420MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 420 or 720MB
2.5" IDE
Requires Adapter: Unknown
Standard: 720MB
Display Options9.5" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x4809.5" Passive Matrix Color @640x4808.4" Active Matrix Color @640x4809.5" Passive Matrix Grayscale @640x4809.5" Passive Matrix Color @640x4808.4" Active Matrix Color @640x48010.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x48010.4" Active Matrix Color @640x48010.4" Passive Matrix Color @640x48010.4" Active Matrix Color @640x480
Graphics ChipsetWestern Digital WD24A2
VRAM: Unknown
AudioPC Speaker
Main BatteryNiMH
CMOS BatteryUnknown
Power SupplyBarrel Jack
Media Drives3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive
PC Cards2x PCMCIA Slots
NetworkingNone
Other I/O- 1x Parallel
- 1x Serial
- 1x VGA Out
- 1x PS/2
- 1x Dock Connector
BIOSCompaq BIOS
Pointing DeviceTrackball

Resources


Service Manual


Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 03/09/2025
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