It came with an external floppy drive cabled to a PCMCIA connector.Automatic Drivers Recovery 'Complete' for Compaq Contura 430C Laptop Drivers Recovery Software (Original Drivers Recovery Software, Full Drivers Recovery © Software for your Compaq Contura 430C Laptop.) Windows Operating System is NOT included and the software does NOT restore the computer to its default factory settings. I normally used it with a serial mouse, ignoring the trackball. While I was using it, I made up a cable to go directly to an automobile cigarette lighter plug (so dirty 12-15 volts) it worked fine, as I recall. The connector has positive on the middle pin. The bottom of the Aero says 17.5 volts dc maximum. The power supply says 17.5 volts dc, 1.8 amperes, 20 watts. It was placed there after the hinge broke (see bbishoppcm's message above) and, while I was able to fix that, in the process the flex connection through the hinge area to the display was damaged and the LCD went all stripey (a few full-brightness bands, but mostly a grayed-out display). I just unearthed my Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C from the Back Closet. were you able to find a driver for it? If so, where? I've never seen anyone try to run one on a '98 or earlier machine.

If it works, you've got a great little DOS or Win3.1/95 machine of not, sell it for parts! As for your WiFi card. Personally, I would spend up to $20 USD to find out if this thing works. I never considered the Contura to be a particularly valuable, desirable, or rare notebook (most have been killed off by now, so this could flip in the other direction). This is something you can try at your own risk, it may damage the unit, but it might not. I have gone as far as three volts over the manufacturer's specification for power supplies (on other notebook. That said, if your notebook is genuinely solid, and you are not sure if it runs, it's still a risk. The LTE and Armada series were the 'business grade' units). The Contura series was aimed towards budget-conscious consumers, college students, and anyone looking for an inexpensive notebook.

The Conturas were notorious for screen hinge breakage (stress cracks form around the threaded brass hinge mounts in the display housing). Most of my Conturas were the first generation models, which used a very different chassis than yours (mine were the 3/25, 4/25, 4/25c, 4/25CX models). I am quite familiar with the Contura series for a period in the late 1990s, I had so many of those come and go from my house, I could qualify as a dealer.

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