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 | Contura 400 | Contura 400C | Contura 400CX | Contura 410 | Contura 410C | Contura 410CX | Contura 420C | Contura 420CX | Contura 430C | Contura 430CX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | CPU Type: Unknown Intel 486DX2 @40MHz | CPU Type: Unknown Intel 486DX2 @50MHz | CPU Type: Unknown Intel 486DX2 @75MHz | CPU Type: Unknown Intel 486DX2 @100MHz | ||||||
| Chipset | Unknown | |||||||||
| RAM | Type: Unknown Standard: 4MB Maximum: Unknown | Type: Unknown Standard: 4 or 8MB Maximum: Unknown | Type: Unknown Standard: 8MB Maximum: Unknown | |||||||
| Storage | 2.5" 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 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 |
| Graphics Chipset | Western Digital WD24A2 VRAM: Unknown | |||||||||
| Audio | PC Speaker | |||||||||
| Main Battery | NiMH | |||||||||
| CMOS Battery | Unknown | |||||||||
| Power Supply | Barrel Jack | |||||||||
| Media 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 | |||||||||
| BIOS | Compaq BIOS | |||||||||
| Pointing Device | Trackball | |||||||||
Resources
 Service Manual |
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