Welcome
to Contura Aero Land! Below you'll find links to information
and technical support for the Compaq Contura Aero. You'll also
find information on my computer to
give you an idea of what can be done with the Aero. Please let
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Compaq
Official Information
It can be difficult
to find the Contura Aero information starting from the Compaq
home page, so here is what you should take a look at:
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- Service
Quick Reference Guide - PDF file that shows a list of all
Aero part numbers and the status of each part. Most are discontinued.
- SoftPaqs
- download problem fixes and updates for the Aero here. There
are SoftPaqs available for other operating systems, but the ones
listed below are the most popular.
Compaq
Press Releases |
|
Feb.
7, 1994 |
"Compaq
Introduces World's First 'No Compromise' Affordable Subnotebook
PC" |
June
1, 1994 |
"Compaq
Lowers Prices On Portables, Desktops And Servers" |
Aug.
15, 1994 |
"Compaq
Offers Comprehensive Price Reductions On Most Prolinea, Deskpro
And Contura Models" |
Oct.
14, 1994 |
"Compaq
Contura Aero and Presario Products Win Design & Engineering
Awards" |
Dec.
22, 1994 |
"Compaq
to Exhibit Presario and Contura Aero Products at CES " |
Information
& Tech Support
Microsoft Official
Information
Technical support documents from Microsoft Support
Online
that mention the Aero.
- Compaq
Computers That May Require Updates for Windows 95 - This article
contains information provided by Compaq Computer Corporation regarding
Compaq computers that may require additional Compaq drivers or
supplements for Windows 95. These additional drivers can be obtained
from Compaq's Softpaq library.
- APM
Does Not Shut Down During Inactivity - When you are using
your Compaq Contura Aero's Advanced Power Management (APM) features,
the computer's hard disk may stop spinning to save power during
periods of inactivity and then start spinning again two seconds
later.
- Microsoft
Office Setup Error - When you run the Microsoft Office Setup
program from Distribution Media Format (DMF) floppy disks in protected
mode on certain laptop computers, the computer may fail to read
the disk in the floppy disk drive, or fail to read the cabinet
file on the disk.
Other Great Aero Sites
Buy Aero Laptops and Accessories
- eBay
Computers - online auction site with
Aero laptops and accessories, like batteries, up for sale. Just
make a bid and you can usually walk away with something good for
cheap.
- Yahoo!
Auctions - Yahoo!'s online auction site with several Aero
listings.
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