Closed Compaq Portable III Memory Simms

[kneehighspy]

Looking for some simms for my 386 compaq portable III. I believe they are 40 pin simms, not standard 30 pin.

thanks!

 

[SunDown79]

Are these the ones which are also longer then the 30-pin simms and quite low-profile ?

 

[SaviorX]

from what I have gleaned from around the internet, it seems to actually want an adapter board which allows it to take 6 (3x2) 30-pin simms.

http://www.oldcomputers.net/compaqiii.pdf

(page 5)

the only reference i can find to 40-pin simms were specific to ACER 486 notebooks.

 

[SunDown79]

Are these the ones you are looking for ? (they came from a compaq portable but cant remember which)
The 30-pin is as a reference.

 

[SaviorX]

I came across this:

"Early versions of the Compaq Portable 386 were sold with the Compaq Portable III case and badges. A differing screen bezel stating "386/20" was the only externally visible change."

so i would assume he has an early Compaq Portable 386 which is still marked as a Portable III (originally a 286 system)

also found a picture of the inside of a Portable 386 ('upgraded' to a 486) which took those '42 pin simms' here: (they appear to be what he needs)

http://www.386page.com/systems/Compaq/portable-386/portable386.php

as well as the maintenance and service manual here:

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/273076/Compaq-Compaq-386.html

 

[kneehighspy]

sundown79,

those are indeed the correct ones that i am looking for!

i pm'd your message.

thanks again!

mike

Are these the ones you are looking for ? (they came from a compaq portable but cant remember which)
The 30-pin is as a reference.

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saviorx,

you are correct, i have the portable III before they relabled it the 386. i also have upgraded it to a 486 also and just need to add some more ram.

mike

I came across this:

"Early versions of the Compaq Portable 386 were sold with the Compaq Portable III case and badges. A differing screen bezel stating "386/20" was the only externally visible change."

so i would assume he has an early Compaq Portable 386 which is still marked as a Portable III (originally a 286 system)

also found a picture of the inside of a Portable 386 ('upgraded' to a 486) which took those '42 pin simms' here: (they appear to be what he needs)

http://www.386page.com/systems/Compaq/portable-386/portable386.php

as well as the maintenance and service manual here:

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/273076/Compaq-Compaq-386.html