HP (Hewlett-Packard) Laptop Docking Station User Manual

Maintenance and Service Guide

HP Docking Station HP Advanced Docking Station

Document Part Number: 381882-003

May 2007

This guide is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining and servicing the HP Docking Station and the HP Advanced Docking Station. It provides comprehensive information on identifying docking station features, components, and spare parts; troubleshooting problems; and performing disassembly procedures.

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Maintenance and Service Guide HP Docking Station HP Advanced Docking Station Third Edition: May 2007 First Edition: January 2005 Document Part Number: 381882-003

1 Product Description

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

1.2 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6

1.3 Design Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18

2Troubleshooting

2.1 Troubleshooting Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

2.2 Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

3 Illustrated Parts Catalog

3.1 Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

3.2 Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

3.3 Miscellaneous Spares Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

3.4 Sequential Part Number Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

4 Removal and Replacement Preliminaries

4.1 Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

4.2 Service Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Plastic Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

4.3 Preventing Electrostatic Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

4.4 Packaging and Transporting Precautions . . . . . . . . . 4–3

4.5 Workstation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

4.6 Grounding Equipment and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

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Contents

5 Removal and Replacement Procedures

5.1 Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

5.2 Preparing the Docking Station for Disassembly . . . . 5–2

5.3 Installing the Cable Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4

6 Specifications

AScrew Listing

B Connector Pin Assignments

C Power Cord Set Requirements

Index

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Product Description

The HP Docking Station and HP Advanced Docking Station provide desktop convenience with full port replication capability in a space-saving design. The easy docking system provides port replication and cable management in one product. The advanced docking station also provides a MultiBay II slot and an ExpressCard slot.

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Product Description

HP Advanced Docking Station and HP Smart Adapter

HP Docking Station and HP Smart Adapter

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Product Description

The HP Docking Station and HP Advanced Docking Station are compatible with the following computer models:

■ HP Compaq nc2400 Notebook PC

■ HP Compaq nc4200 and nc4400 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq tc4200 and tc4400 Tablet PCs

■ HP Compaq nc6110, nc6120, and nc6140 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nx6110 and nx6120 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nc/nx6115 and nc/nx6125 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nc6220 and nc6230 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nx6320, nc6320, and nx6310 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nx6325 and HP Compaq nx6315 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC

■ HP Compaq 6510b and 6515b Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq 6710s, 6710b, 6715s, and 6715b Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nx7400 Notebook PC

■ HP Compaq nc8200, nw8200, and nx8200 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nw8440, nc8430, and nx8420 Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq 8510w and 8510p Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq 8710w and 8710p Notebook PCs

■ HP Compaq nw9440 and nx9420 Notebook PCs

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–3

Product Description

1.1 Fe a t ur es

■ Integrated cable lock slot

■ Security slot (for standard cable lock)

■ HP Smart Adapter external AC adapter (charges docked PC)

■ Lights (power, docking)

■ Integrated MultiBay II (advanced docking station only)

■ MultiBay II activity light (advanced docking station only)

■ ExpressCard slot (advanced docking station only)

■ Dual-link DVI support for following computer models:

❏ HP Compaq 8510p and 8510w Notebook PC

❏ HP Compaq 8710p and 8710w Notebook PC

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■ Connectors:

❏ Monitor stand port

❏ External monitor port

❏ Serial port

❏ Parallel port

❏ Keyboard connector

❏ Mouse connector

❏ Audio-out (headphone) jack

❏ Audio-in (microphone) jack

❏ Digital video (DVI) port

❏ Composite video jack

❏ RJ-45/Ethernet (network) jack

❏ RJ-11 (modem) jack

❏ Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports

◆ Docking station—3 USB 2.0 ports

◆ Advanced docking station—5 USB 2.0 ports

Product Description

❏ Powered USB port

❏ S-Video-out jack

❏ Power connector

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Product Description

1.2 External Components

The external components on the top of the docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-1.

Top Components, Docking Station

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Product Description

Table 1-1

Top Components, Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Power button Turns on power to the computer.

2 Power light Indicates the state of the computer and is

turned on when the computer is turned on.

3 Docking posts (2) Align and secure the computer for proper

connection to the docking station.

4 Computer eject

mechanisms (4)

5 Docking connector Connects the computer to the

6 Visual alignment

indicator

7 Computer eject button

and docking light

Disconnect the computer from the docking station when you press the eject button.

docking station.

Helps you correctly align the computer when connecting it to the docking station.

Ejects the computer from the docking station. The docking light is turned on when the computer is properly aligned.

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Product Description

The external components on the top of the advanced docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-2.

Top Components, Advanced Docking Station

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Product Description

Tabl e 1-2

Top Components, Advanced Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Power button Turns on power to the computer.

2 Power light Indicates the state of the computer and is

turned on when the computer is turned on.

3 Docking posts (2) Align and secure the computer for

proper connection to the docking station.

4 Computer eject

mechanisms (4)

5 Docking connector Connects the computer to the docking

6 Visual alignment

indicator

7 Computer eject button

and docking light

Disconnect the computer from the docking station when you press the eject button.

station.

Helps you correctly align the computer when connecting it to the docking station.

Ejects the computer from the docking station. The docking light is turned on when the computer is properly aligned.

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–9

Product Description

The external components on the left side of the docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-3.

Left-Side Components, Docking Station

Table 1 - 3

Left-Side Components, Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Power button and

power light

2 USB port Allows you to connect USB devices.

3 Powered USB port Allows you to connect to select USB

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Turns on power to the computer. The light indicates the state of the computer, and is turned on when the computer is turned on.

devices.

Product Description

The external components on the left side of the advanced docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-4.

Left-Side Components, Advanced Docking Station

Tabl e 1-4

Left-Side Components, Advanced Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 MultiBay II light Lights to indicate MultiBay II drive activity.

2 MultiBay II Supports 9.5-mm MultiBay II drives

such as hard drives and optical drives.

3 USB ports (3) Allow you to connect USB devices.

4 Powered USB port Allows you to connect to select USB

devices.

5 ExpressCard slot Allows you to connect ExpressCard

devices to the docking station.

6 Power button and

power light

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–11

Turns on power to the computer. The light is turned on when the computer is turned on.

Product Description

The external components on the right side of the docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-5.

Right-Side Components, Docking Station

Table 1-5

Right-Side Components, Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Computer eject button

and dock light

2 Integrated cable lock slot Supports the cable lock, which secures

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Ejects the computer from the docking station. The dock light is turned on when the computer is properly aligned.

the docking station and a connected computer.

Product Description

The external components on the right side of the advanced docking station are in the following illustration below and described in Table 1-6.

Right-Side Components, Advanced Docking Station

Tabl e 1-6

Right-Side Components, Advanced Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Computer eject button

and docking light

2 Integrated cable lock slot Supports the cable lock, which secures the

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–13

Ejects the computer from the docking station. The docking light is turned on when the computer is properly aligned.

docking station, connected computer, and MultiBay II drive.

Product Description

The external components on the rear of the docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-7.

Rear Components, Docking Station

Table 1 - 7

Rear Components, Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Security cable slot Connects an optional security

cable lock.

2 Monitor stand port Connects an optional HP Monitor Stand

to the docking station.

3 Audio-out (headphone) jack Connects an audio output device such

as headphones or speakers.

4 Mouse connector Connects a PS/2 mouse.

5 Parallel port Connects a parallel device such as

aprinter.

6 Digital video (DVI) jack Connects a DVI device such as a flat

panel monitor.

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Product Description

Table 1 - 7

Rear Components, Docking Station

Item Component Description

7 Power light Is turned on when the docking station

is connected to AC power.

8 RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects a telephone cable.

9 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects a network cable.

10 USB ports (2) Connect USB devices.

(Continued)

11 Smart Adapter power

connector

12 External monitor port Connects a VGA monitor.

13 Serial port Connects a serial device such as

14 Keyboard connector Connects a PS/2 keyboard.

15 Audio-in (microphone) jack Connects home audio equipment

16 Composite video jack Connects a composite video device

17 S-Video-out jack Connects an S-Video device such

Connects the docking station to the HP Smart Adapter AC adapter.

a mouse.

such as CD and MP3 players.

such as a TV.

as a TV, VCR, or camcorder.

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Product Description

The external components on the rear of the advanced docking station are shown in the following illustration and described in Table 1-8.

Rear Components, Advanced Docking Station

Tabl e 1-8

Rear Components, Advanced Docking Station

Item Component Description

1 Security cable slot Connects an optional security cable lock.

2 Audio-out (headphone)

jack

3 Mouse connector Connects a PS/2 mouse.

4 Monitor stand port Connects an optional HP Monitor Stand to

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Connects an audio output device such as headphones or speakers.

the docking station.

Product Description

Tabl e 1-8

Rear Components, Advanced Docking Station

Item Component Description

5 Parallel port Connects a parallel device such as

a printer.

6 S-Video-out jack Connects an S-Video device such as a TV,

VCR, or camcorder.

7 Composite video jack Connects a composite video device such

as a TV.

8 Digital video (DVI) jack Connects a DVI device such as a flat panel

monitor.

9 Power light Is turned on when the docking station

is connected to AC power.

10 RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects a telephone cable.

11 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects a network cable.

12 USB ports (2) Connect USB devices.

(Continued)

13 Smart Adapter power

connector

14 External monitor port Connects a VGA monitor.

15 Serial port Connects a serial device such as a mouse.

16 Keyboard connector Connects a PS/2 keyboard.

17 Audio-in (microphone)

jack

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Connects the docking station to the HP Smart Adapter AC adapter.

Connects home audio equipment such as CD and MP3 players.

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