HP XB3000 User Manual

Maintenance and Service Guide

HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base

Document Part Number: 416285-001

July 2006

This guide is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining a nd servicing the HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base. It provides comprehensive information on identifying expansion base 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 xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base First Edition: July 2006 Document Part Number: 416285-001

1 Product Description

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3

1.2 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4

1.3 Wireless Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10

1.4 Design Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–11

1.5 Using the Expansion Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–12

1.6 Using the HP Expansion Accessory Adapter . . . . . 1–20

1.7 Synchronizing Wireless Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–23

2 Troubleshooting

2.1 Before Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

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

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Contents

3 Illustrated Parts Catalog

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

3.2 Expansion Base Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

3.3 Wireless Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4

3.4 Hard Drive Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

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

4 Removal and Replacement Preliminaries

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

4.2 Service Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

4.3 Preventing Damage to Removable Drives . . . . . . . . 4–3

4.4 Preventing Electrostatic Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

4.5 Packaging and Transporting Precautions . . . . . . . . . 4–5

4.6 Workstation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

4.7 Grounding Equipment and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7

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5 Removal and Replacement Procedures

5.1 Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2

5.2 Disassembly Sequence Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3

5.3 Preparing the Expansion Base for Disassembly . . . . 5–3

5.4 Installing an Optional Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4

6 Specifications

A Screw Listing

B Connector Pin Assignments

C Power Cord Set Requirements

Index

Contents

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Product Description

The HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base provides an efficient, less-cluttered work environment, improved cable management, and wireless peripherals. It eliminates the need to purchase a separate monitor, external speakers, USB hub, and a wireless keyboard and mouse kit.

HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base with Wireless Components

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Product Description

The HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base is compatible with the following platforms:

■ HP Pavilion dv9000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv6000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv2000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment PC

■ Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC

■ Compaq Presario V3000 Notebook PC

The following computers require use of the HP Expansion Accessory Adapter to connect to the expansion base:

■ HP Pavilion dv8300 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv8000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv5000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv4000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv1400 Entertainment Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion ze2000Notebook PC

■ HP Compaq nx4820 Notebook PC

■ HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC

■ Compaq Presario V5000 Notebook PC

■ Compaq Presario V4000 Notebook PC

■ Compaq Presario V2000 Notebook PC

■ Compaq Presario M2000 Notebook PC

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1.1 Features

■ Adjustable height

■ External AC adapter (charges docked computer)

■ Support for display panel sizes up to 43 cm (17 inches) wide

■ Altec/Lansing ported speakers

■ Wireless keyboard, mouse, receiver

■ Hard drive bay and power connector

■ Security slots (2)

■ Infrared pass-through support

■ Lights (power, good dock, mute)

■ Volume control wheel with mute button

■ Connectors:

❏ Expansion cable

❏ Audio-out (headphone) connector

❏ Audio-in (microphone) connector

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❏ Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 connectors (6)

❏ Power connector

❏ Component video jacks

❏ S-Video-out

❏ Composite video jack

❏ S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) audio connector

❏ External monitor port

❏ RJ-45/Ethernet port

❏ Hard drive power connector

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Product Description

1.2 External Components

The external components on the front panel of the expansion base are shown below and described in Table 1-1.

Front Components

Tabl e 1-1

Front Components

Item Component Function

1 Speakers (2) Produce stereo expansion base sound.

2 Power button Turns on the computer.

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Tabl e 1-1

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Front Components

Item Component Function

3 Power light On: The expansion base is connected to

AC power.

4 Mute button Mutes and restores expansion base sound.

5 Volume down button Blinking: The volume scroll zone is being

used to decrease expansion base sound.

6 Volume up button Blinking: The volume scroll zone is being

used to increase expansion base sound.

7 Consumer infrared

lens

8 Volume scroll zone Adjusts volume. Slide your finger to the left

Detects the computer remote control infrared signal.

to decrease volume and to the right to increase volume.

■ To decrease volume, slide your finger to

■ To increase volume, slide your finger to

(Continued)

the left, tap the left half of the scroll zone, or hold your finger over the left half of the scroll zone.

the right, tap the right half of the scroll zone, or hold your finger over the right half of the scroll zone.

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The external components on the right side of the expansion base are shown below and described in Table 1-2.

Right-Side Components

Tabl e 1-2

Right-Side Components

Item Component Function

1Audio-out

(headphone) jack

2 Audio-in (microphone)

jack

3 USB ports (2)* Connect optional USB devices.

*There are 4 additional USB ports on the rear panel of the

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Produces expansion base sound when connected to optional powered stereo speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or television audio.

Connects an optional computer headset microphone, stereo array microphone, or monaural microphone.

The expansion base speakers are

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muted when a device is connected to the headphone jack.

expansion base.

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The external component on the left side of the expansion base is shown below and described in Table 1-3.

Left-Side Components

Tabl e 1-3

Left-Side Component

Component Function

Hard drive bay Holds an optional internal hard drive.

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Product Description

The expansion base rear panel components are shown below and described in Table 1-4.

Rear Panel Components

Table 1-4

Rear Panel Components

Item Component Function

1 Power connector Connects the expansion base to the

computer AC adapter.

2 USB ports (4)* Connect optional USB devices.

3 Component video jacks Connect an optional component video

device.

4 S-Video-out jack Connects an optional S-Video device such

as a television, VCR, camcorder, overhead projector, or video capture card.

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Table 1-4

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Rear Panel Components

Item Component Function

5 Composite video jack Connects an optional composite video

device.

6 S/PDIF (Sony/Philips

Digital Interface) digital audio jack

7 External monitor port Connects an optional external VGA

8 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects an Ethernet cable from the

9 Hard drive power

connector

10 Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to the

Connects an optional compatible audio/video receiver through a digital coaxial cable (purchased separately).

monitor or projector.

expansion base to an RJ-45 wall jack.

Connects the power cord for the optional internal hard drive.

expansion base.

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11 Hard drive carrier screw Secures the hard drive carrier for the

optional internal hard drive.

12 Expansion cable Connects the expansion base to a

computer.

(Continued)

The security cable is designed to act as a deterrent, but it may not prevent the expansion base from being mishandled or stolen.

13 Connection indicator

light

*There are 2 additional USB ports on the right side of the expansion base.

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On: The computer is connected correctly.

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1.3 Wireless Accessories

The wireless components shown below and described in Table 1-5 are included with the expansion base.

Wireless Accessories

Table 1-5

Keyboard Components

Item Component Function

1 Receiver Connects to a USB port on the expansion

base. Enables connection between the expansion base and the wireless keyboard and mouse.

2 Wireless keyboard Connects to the expansion base without

acable.

3 Wireless mouse Connects to the expansion base without

acable.

4 Batteries To be inserted into the wireless keyboard

and mouse.

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1.4 Design Over view

This section presents a design overview of key parts and features of the expansion base. Refer to Section , “Illustrated Parts

Catalog,” to identify replacement parts, and Section , “Removal and Replacement Procedures,” for disassembly steps.

The expansion base provides the following device connections:

■ Expansion cable

■ S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) audio connector

■ Audio-out (headphone) jack

■ Composite out

■ RJ-11 (modem) connection (from wall to expansion base)

■ RJ-11 (modem) connection (from expansion base to

computer)

■ RJ-45 (network) port

■ USB 2.0 connectors (3)

■ S-Video-out

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■ Serial port

CAUTION: To properly ventilate the expansion base, allow at least a

7.6-cm (3-inch) clearance on the left and right sides of the unit.

The computer uses an electric fan for ventilation. The fan is controlled by a temperature sensor and is designed to turn on automatically when high temperature conditions exist. These conditions are affected by high external temperatures, system power consumption, power management/battery conservation configurations, battery fast charging, and software.

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Product Description

1.5 Using the Expansion Base

Adjusting the Expansion Base

The expansion base must be upright before a computer is attached.

To adjust the expansion base to an upright position:

» Lift the upper panel to the appropriate height.

Adjusting the Expansion Base

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Product Description

To lower the expansion base:

1. Pull out the handles on each side of the expansion base 1.

2. Grasp the handles and lower the upper panel of the

expansion base 2.

Lowering the Expansion Base

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Connecting to AC Power

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to your

equipment:

■ Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet that is easily accessible

at all times.

■ Disconnect power from the product by unplugging the power cord

from the electrical outlet.

■ If provided with a 3-pin attachment plug on your power cord, plug

the cord into a grounded (earthed) 3-pin outlet. Do not disable the power cord grounding pin; for example, by using a 2-pin adapter. The grounding pin is an important safety feature.

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1. Connect the computer AC adapter to the power connector on

the expansion base 1.

2. Connect the AC power cord to the AC adapter 2.

3. Connect the AC power cord to the AC outlet 3.

Connecting the Expansion Base to AC Power

Power cords and power outlets vary by region and country.

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The AC adapter is included with the computer or purchased

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separately.

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Product Description

Connecting the Computer

This section applies to the following computers:

■ HP Pavilion dv9000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv6000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion dv2000 Notebook PC

■ HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment PC

■ Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC

■ Compaq Presario V3000 Notebook PC

Refer to Section 1.6, “Using the HP Expansion Accessory

Adapter,” if you are connecting a computer that requires the

HP Expansion Accessory Adapter.

1. Turn the expansion base upright.

2. Open the computer.

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Product Description

3. Slide the computer into the expansion base with the keyboard facing you.

Sliding the Computer into the Expansion Base

The computer is held in place by a buffer pad, which prevents

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the computer from shifting out of its proper position in the expansion base.

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Product Description

4. Move the expansion cable to either side of the expansion base, depending on where the expansion port on your computer is located.

The location of the expansion port on your computer varies by

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computer series and model.

Extracting the Expansion Cable

It is important to position the cable correctly, so that the cable

✎

can move freely. A cable guide assists you in positioning the cable.

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5. Press the buttons on the sides of the expansion cable 1.

6. Connect the expansion cable to the computer 2, matching the icon on the computer expansion port with the icon on the end of the expansion cable.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the expansion port, be sure to

correctly align the expansion cable to the expansion port on the computer.

The expansion port may also be called “expansion port 3” in

✎

the computer user guide.

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Connecting the Expansion Cable

7. If the computer is not already turned on, press the power button on the computer to turn it on.

If the computer connection was made properly, the connection indicator light on the expansion base will light up solid blue.

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