Windows 3.0 Hardware Compatibility List

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following computers, video displays, printers, pointing devices, keyboards, and networks have been certified for use with Microsoft Windows 3.0. This list was current at the time Windows was shipped (May 22, 1990). Additional systems may have been certified subsequent to publication and device drivers may be available for peripherals not listed below. To obtain information regarding either instance, please call the Microsoft Windows information number at (425) 637-7098.

Items tagged with an asterisk (*) require special handling during the Windows installation process. When installing the Windows environment on an item with an asterisk, the Setup program presents a description of your hardware configuration. At this phase in the setup process, press F1 to access the online help system to receive information on how to proceed.

MORE INFORMATION

Below is the list of equipment certified for use with the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 graphical environment.

Computers

Any computer 100-percent compatible with the following:

3Com 3Station Acer 1100/20 Acer 1100/25 Acer 1100/25E Acer 1100/33 Acer 1100LX Acer 1100SX Acer 1116SX Acer 1120SX Acer 1170 Acer 1200/25 Acer 915 PII Acer 915 VII Acer S25/M35 ADD-X Systems320SX AGI 33/8 AGI 386/25 ALR FlexCache 33/386 ALR PowerFlex 386SX Amstrad PC2286 Amstrad PC2386 Apricot Qi Apricot XEN-S AST Bravo/286 AST Bravo/386 AST Bravo/386SX AST Premium 286 AST Premium 386/25 AST Premium 386/33 AST Premium 386SX AST Premium 386C AST Premium 486/25 AST Premium 486/33 AT&T 6386 WGS AT&T 6386/25 AT&T 6386/SX AT&T 6386/SX WGS AT&T 6386E/33 AT&T PC386/20 AT&T PC6310 Atari ABC386SX Atari PC4X Atari PC5 Austin Computer Systems 386SX Brother BC5386/25 Brother BC5386SX Bull Micral 200 Bull Micral 400 Bull Micral 45 Bull Micral 500 Bull Micral 600 Bull Micral 65 Bull Micral 75 Commodore PC 40-III Commodore PC 60-III COMPAQ Deskpro 286e COMPAQ Deskpro 286N COMPAQ Deskpro 386 COMPAQ Deskpro 386N COMPAQ Deskpro 386/20 COMPAQ Deskpro 386/20e COMPAQ Deskpro 386s COMPAQ Deskpro 386s/20 COMPAQ Deskpro 386/25 COMPAQ Deskpro 386/25e COMPAQ Deskpro 386/33 COMPAQ Deskpro 386/33L COMPAQ Deskpro 486/25 COMPAQ Deskpro 486/33L COMPAQ Deskpro 386/25M COMPAQ Deskpro 486S/25M COMPAQ Deskpro 486S/16M COMPAQ Deskpro 486/33M COMPAQ LTE 386s/20 COMPAQ LTE/286 COMPAQ Portable II COMPAQ Portable 386 COMPAQ SLT/286 COMPAQ SLT 386s/20 COMPAQ Systempro CompuAdd Model 212 CompuAdd Model 216 CompuAdd Model 220 CompuAdd Model 316 CompuAdd Model 316s CompuAdd Model 320 CompuAdd Model 320s CompuAdd Model 325 CompuAdd Model 333 CompuAdd Model 425 Cumulus GLC DX-25 Cumulus GLC DX-33 Cumulus GLC SX-16 Daewoo Telecopy DLT/386s Daewoo Telecopy DPC/286 Daewoo Telecopy DPC/286se Daewoo Telecopy DPC/386-20 Daewoo Telecopy DPC/386-25 Daewoo Telecopy DPC/386s Daewoo Telecopy DPS/386s DEC PC 433T DECStation 210 DECStation 212 DECStation 212LP DECStation 316 DECStation 316+ DECStation 316sx DECStation 320 DECStation 320+ DECStation 320sx DECStation 325c DECStation 333c DECStation 350 DECStation 425c Dell 320LT Dell 325D Dell 325P Dell 333D Dell 425TE Dell 433TE Dell System 210 Dell System 310 Dell System 316 Dell System 316LT Dell System 316SX Dell System 320LX Dell System 325 Dell System 425E Dell System 433E Digital Data 286/12 Digital Data 386/25 DTK Keen 2530 DTK Keen-3304 DTK Peer 1660 DTK Peer-1630 DTK Peer-2030 DynaBook/286 Portable Desktop Computer D&S 386/25 M3 Emerson ET200 Epson Equity 286 Plus Epson Equity 386SX Epson Equity 386SX/20 Plus Epson Equity 386/SX Plus Epson Equity 386/20 Epson Equity 386/25 Epson Equity 386/25 Plus Epson Equity LT 386SX Epson NB3s Everex 3000A Everex AGI 386/20sx Everex AGI 386/25 Everex AGI 386/33 Everex AGI 486/25 Everex Step 286/16 Everex Step 386/16 Everex Step 386/20 * Everex Step 386/25 Everex Step 386/33 Everex Step 386cx Everex Step 486/25 Everex Step 486/33 Everex Tempo 386/20 Everex Tempo 386/25 Everex Tempo LX Future Tech AT 386/16SX Future Tech AT 386/20SX Future Tech AT 386/25C Future Tech AT 386/33C Future Tech AT 486/25C Future Tech AT 486/25C EISA Future Tech AT 486/33C EISA Gateway 386/16 Gateway 386/20 Gateway 386/25 Gateway 386/25 Cache Gateway 386/33 ASIC GoldStar GS-210 GoldStar GS-215 GoldStar GS-217 GoldStar GS-230 GoldStar GS-286 GoldStar GS-300 GoldStar GS-320 GoldStar GS-325 GoldStar GS-330 GoldStar GS-386 Goupil Golf-286 Goupil G5/286 Goupil G5-SX GRiD 1720 GRiD 386isx-20 GRiD 386isx-20C GRiD 386sx-MFP20 GRiD 486ei-25/SVR GRiD 486ei-33 GRiD 1810 GRiD 286-mfp GRiD 286is GRiD 386is GRiD 386is-16 GRiD 386is-1630 GRiD 386is-20 GRiD 386is-25 GRiD 386is-33 GRiD 386isx GRiD 386mc GRiD 386sx-mfp GRiDCase 1520 GRiDCASE 1550sx HeadStart Technologies Head Start III Hewlett-Packard (HP) Vectra 486 HP Vectra A+ HP Vectra ES/12 HP Vectra LS/12 HP Vectra QS/16 HP Vectra QS/16S HP Vectra QS/20 HP Vectra RS/20C HP Vectra RS/25C Hyundai Super-286e Hyundai Super-386s Hyundai Super 386D IBM PC/AT IBM PS/1 IBM PS/2 Model 30 286 IBM PS/2 Model 50 IBM PS/2 Model 50Z IBM PS/2 Model 55SX IBM PS/2 Model 60 IBM PS/2 Model 65SX IBM PS/2 Model 70 386 IBM PS/2 Model 70 486 IBM PS/2 Model 75 IBM PS/2 Model 80 386 IBM PS/2 Model P70 386 IBM PS/2 Model 90 IBM PS/2 Model 95 IBM PS/2 Model L40SX ICL DRS M40 ICL DRS M45 ICL DRS M50 ICL DRS M55 ICL DRS M75 ICL DRS M95 Intel Microcomputer 386 ITOS 286/12-40 ITOS 386SX/16-40 Leading Edge Model D2/LPS Leading Edge Model D3/20 Leading Edge Model D3/25 Leading Edge Model D3/MC Leading Edge Model D3/SX Leading Tech 5000AT Leading Tech 6800SX Leading Tech 7000DX Leading Tech 286/12 MX Magnavox Maxstation 386 SX-20 Magnavox Magnum 386 SX-20 Magnavox Professional 386 SX-20 Magnavox Headstart SX-20 Magnavox Headstart 286 Magnavox Maxstation 286 Magnavox Magnum 286 Magnavox Professional 286 Magnavox Headstart SX Magnavox Maxstation SX Magnavox Magnum 386 SX-16 Magnavox Professional SX-16 Magnavox Professional 486SX Magnavox Headstart 486SX Magnavox Maxstation 486SX Magnavox Professional 486/20 XP Magnavox Headstart 486/20 XP Magnavox Maxstation 486/20 XP Memorex Telex 7022 Memorex Telex 7025 Memorex Telex 7035 Memorex Telex 7055 Memorex Telex 7065F Memorex Telex 7255 Memorex Telex 7270 Memorex Telex 7290 Memorex Telex Intelligent System 7045-16 Memorex Telex Intelligent System 7075 Micro Express ME 386DX-3300 Mintek PCB-306 MiTAC Desktop Mi316s MiTAC MPC2386 MiTAC MPC2386E MiTAC MPC3000F MiTAC MPC4000G MiTAC MPS2386 Mitsubishi MP386 Mitsubishi MP386S Model American 386/25 NCR PC920 * NCR PC925 * NCR PC386SX NCR PC386SX/MC NCR PC486/MC NEC PowerMate 286 Plus NEC PowerMate 386/20 NEC PowerMate 386/25 NEC PowerMate 386/25S NEC PowerMate 386/33E NEC PowerMate 486/25E NEC PowerMate SX * NEC PowerMate SX Plus NEC PowerMate SX Portable NEC PowerMate SX/20 * NEC ProSpeed 386 Nokia Data DT226 Nokia Data DT336SX Nokia Data DT346 Nokia DS 338 Nokia DS 348 Nokia DS 448 Nokia DT 216 Nokia DT 326 Nokia DT 336 Normerel ATC 12 Normerel ATC 16 Normerel ATC 386 Normerel ATM 386 Normerel NS 70 Northgate Slimline 386/20 Northgate Elegance 386/20 Northgate Elegance 386/25 Northgate Elegance 386/33 Northgate 486/25 EISA Northgate 386/33/8 Northgate 486/33/16 Northgate 386/25 Slimcache Northgate 486/25/8 Northgate 386/33 Slimcache Ogivar System 386 Olivetti CP486 Olivetti M28 Olivetti M211V Olivetti M300 Olivetti M300-05 Olivetti M380 Olivetti M386/25 Olivetti M486 Olivetti P500 Olivetti P800 Olivetti PCS 286 Olivetti PCS 386SX Olivetti XP4 Olivetti XP7 Olivetti XP9 Osborne 386/25 Osborne 486/25 Packard Bell Force 386SX Panasonic CF 270HD Panasonic FX 1800+ Panasonic FX 1850HD Panasonic FX 1900HD Panasonic FX 1925S+ Panasonic FX 1925S/HD Panasonic FX 1950HD Panasonic FX 2020/HD Peacock 386SX Peacock 386/33 Peacock 486/33 EISA Peacock 486/25 Philips P2120 Philips P2230 Philips P3105 Philips P3120 Philips P3202 Philips P3204 Philips P3230 Philips P3238 Philips P3302 Philips P3345 Philips P3348SX Philips P3349 Philips P3355 SX-20 Philips P3355 SX-20C Philips P3361 Philips P3371 Philips P3464 Research Machines Nimbus AX-286 Samsung SD-700 Samsung SD-820 Schneider 386 25-60 Schneider Euro AT Schneider VGA AT System 40 Schneider VGA AT System 70 Siemens Nixdorf PCD 2B Siemens Nixdorf PCD-3M Siemens Nixdorf PCD-3Msx Siemens Nixdorf PCD-3T Siemens Nixdorf PCD-4M Siemens Nixdorf PCD-4T Siemens Nixdorf PCD-2M Siemens Nixdorf PCD-3TS Siemens Nixdorf PCM-3Dsx Siemens Nixdorf PCM-4T Siemens Nixdorf PWS M30 Siemens Nixdorf 8810/30 SMT Goupil GS-386-DX-25 SMT Goupil GS-386-SX-16 SMT Goupil GS-386-SX-20 SMT Goupil GS-486 SMT Goupil GSo-486 Tandem PSX/300A Tandem PSX/300P Tandem PSX/300Q Tandem PSX/300S Tandem PSX/300V Tandon 286/N Tandon 386/20 Tandon 386/33 Tandon 386/N Tandon 486/25 Desktop Tandon 486/25 Tower Tandon 486/33 Desktop Tandon 486/33 Tower Tandon LT/286 Tandon LT/386 Tandon PAC 286 Tandon PAC 286 Plus Tandon PAC 286/12 Tandon PAC 386SX Tandon PCA Tandon PCA + Tandon PCA 12 Tandon PCA 12/SL Tandon Targa Tandon Targa Plus Tandon Targa sx Tandon Targa/12 Tandy 2500 XL Tandy 2500 XL/2 Tandy 2800 HD Tandy 2810 HD Tandy 3000 NL Tandy 4000 Tandy 4000 LX Tandy 4000 SX Tandy 4016 DX Tandy 4016 SX Tandy 4020 LX Tandy 4020 SX Tandy 4025 LX Tandy 4033 LX Tandy 5000 MC Terran T30 Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000 WinSX * Toshiba T1600 Portable Toshiba T3100SX Portable Toshiba T3200 Portable Toshiba T3200SX Portable Toshiba T5100/100 Portable Toshiba T5200 Portable Trigem TG-286+D Trigem TG-286+S Trigem TG-286E Trigem TG-286M Trigem TG-286V Trigem TG-386SX Trigem TG-386XE Trigem TG-486XE Trigem TG-SX386M Trigem TG-SX386MC Triumph Adler M 211V Triumph Adler PCS 286 Triumph Adler PCS 386SX Tulip AT 386/25 Tulip AT 386SX Tulip AT Compact 3 Tulip SX Compact 2 Tulip TR 386/25 Tulip TR 386SX Tulip TR 486 Twinhead NetStation Twinhead SuperNote-SX Twinhead Superset 490 Twinhead Superset 590 Twinhead Superset 600 Unisys PW2 300/10 Unisys PW2 3163 Unisys PW2 500/16A Unisys PW2 500/20 Unisys PW2 800/16 Unisys PW2 800/16-2 Unisys PW2 800/20 Unisys PW2 800/20C Unisys PW2 800/25 Unisys PW2 800/33 Unisys PW2 800/486-25A Unisys PW2 LWS/286 Victor V286C Victor V286D Victor V286M Victor V386DSX Victor V386M Victor V386MX Wang MC 350/16S Wang PC 250/16 Wang PC 280 Wang PC 280/20 Wang PC 350/16S Wang PC 350/33C Wang PC 380/25C Wang PC 380/33C Wang PC 381 Wang PC 382 Wang PC 480/25 Wyse WY-3116SX Wyse WY-3225 Zenith SuperSport 286e Zenith SuperSport SX Zenith Z-248/12 Zenith Z-286 LP * Zenith Z-386/16 * Zenith Z-386/20 * Zenith Z-386/25 * Zenith Z-386/33 * Zenith Z-386/33E * Zenith Z-386/SX

Displays

Any display 100-percent compatible with the following:

CGA (color graphics adapter) EGA (enhanced graphics adapter) with high-resolution color display (or

    monochrome)

Printers

Any printer 100-percent compatible with the following:

Agfa 9000 Series PS Agfa Compugraphic 400PS Agfa Compugraphic Genics Apple LaserWriter Apple LaserWriter II NT/NTX Apple LaserWriter Plus Apricot Laser AST TurboLaser/PS-R4081 AT&T 435 AT&T 470/475 AT&T 473/478 C-Itoh 8510 Canon LBP-8II Canon LBP-8III/LPB-4 Dataproducts LZR-2665 Digital LN03R ScriptPrinter Digital LPS PrintServer 40 Epson DFX-5000 Epson EPL-6000 Epson EX-800/1000 Epson FX-100 Epson FX-100+ Epson FX-185/286 Epson FX-80 Epson FX-80+ Epson FX-85 Epson FX-86e/286e Epson FX-850/1050 Epson GQ-3500 Epson JX-80 Epson L-750/1000 Epson LQ-500/510 Epson LQ-800/1000 Epson LQ-850/950/1050 Epson LQ-1500 Epson LQ-2500/2550 Epson LX-80 Epson LX-86 Epson LX-800/810 Epson MX-100 Epson MX-80/80F/T Epson RX-100 Epson RX-80/80F/T Epson SQ-2500 Epson T-750 Epson T-1000 Fujitsu DL 2400 Fujitsu DL 2600 Fujitsu DL 3300 Fujitsu DL 3400 Fujitsu DL 5600 Fujitsu DX 2200 Fujitsu DX 2300 Fujitsu DX 2400 Fujitsu DX 3100 Hermes 820 HP 7470A HP 7475A HP 7550A HP 7580A HP 7580B HP 7585A HP 7585B HP 7586B HP ColorPro HP DeskJet HP DeskJet Plus HP DraftPro HP DraftPro DXL HP DraftPro EXL HP DraftMaster I HP DraftMaster II HP LaserJet HP LaserJet IID HP LaserJet IIP HP LaserJet III HP LaserJet Plus HP LaserJet 500+ HP LaserJet Series II HP LaserJet 2000 HP PaintJet HP PaintJet XL HP ThinkJet IBM Color Printer IBM Graphics IBM Laser Printer 4019 IBM Personal Page Printer IBM Personal Page Printer II-030 IBM Personal Page Printer II-031 IBM Proprinter IBM Proprinter II IBM Proprinter III IBM Proprinter X24 IBM Proprinter X24e IBM Proprinter XL IBM Proprinter XL II IBM Proprinter XL24 IBM Proprinter XL24e IBM QuietWriter III Kyocera F-Series Linotronic 100/300/500 NEC Colormate PS NEC PinWriter CP6 NEC PinWriter CP7 NEC PinWriter P5 NEC PinWriter P5XL NEC PinWriter P6 NEC PinWriter P7 NEC PinWriter P9XL NEC PinWriter P2200 NEC PinWriter P5200 NEC PinWriter P5300 NEC Silentwriter LC 860 NEC Silentwriter LC 890 NEC Silentwriter LC 890XL Okidata 92/93-IBM Okidata ML 192 Okidata ML 193 Okidata ML 320 Okidata ML 321 Okidata ML 192-IBM Okidata ML 193-IBM Okidata ML 320-IBM Okidata ML 321-IBM Okidata 390/391 Okidata 393 Okidata 393C Okidata LaserLine 6 Olivetti DM 100/1 Olivetti DM 100/2 Olivetti DM 100/4 Olivetti DM 105 Olivetti DM 250 Olivetti DM 280/282 Olivetti DM 286/296 Olivetti DM 290/292 Olivetti DM 400 Olivetti DM 580 Olivetti DM 590 Olivetti DM 600 Olivetti ETV 5000 Olivetti PG 108 Olivetti PG 208 Olivetti PG 303 Olivetti PG 308 HS Olivetti PR 15B/17B Olivetti PR 19B Olivetti PR 24 Olivetti TH 760 QMS ColorScript 100 QMS-PS 800 QMS-PS 800 Plus QMS-PS 810 QuadLaser I Tandy LP-1000 Tegra Genesis TI 850/855 TI OmniLaser 2108 TI OmniLaser 2115 Toshiba P351 Toshiba P1351 Toshiba PageLaser12 Varityper VT-600 Wang LCS15 Wang LCS15 FontPlus Wang LDP8

Networks

Any network 100-percent compatible with the following:

3Com 3+Share 3Com 3+Open LAN Manager Banyan Vines 4.0 Microsoft Networks (MS-NET) * Microsoft LAN Manager version 1.00 Microsoft LAN Manager version 2.00 Novell NetWare 2.10 or later Novell NetWare 386

Pointing Devices

Any mouse 100-percent compatible with the following:

HP mouse IBM PS/2 mouse Logitech mouse Microsoft Mouse Mouse Systems mouse on COM1 Mouse Systems mouse on COM2 Olivetti mouse Olivetti/AT&T keyboard mouse

Keyboards

Any keyboard 100-percent compatible with the following:

Standard keyboards Hewlett-Packard keyboards Olivetti keyboards