HP USB Media Docking Station Manual

Maintenance and Service
Guide
HP Docking Station
HP Advanced Docking Station
Document Part Number: 381882-002
August 2006
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.

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The
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not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Maintenance and Service Guide
HP Docking Station
HP Advanced Docking Station
Second Edition: August 2006
First Edition: January 2005
Document Part Number: 381882-002

Maintenance and Service Guide iii
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1.2 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1.3 Design Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–18
2 Troubleshooting
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

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Contents
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
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
A Screw Listing
B Connector Pin Assignments
C Power Cord Set Requirements
Index

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–1
1
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.
HP Advanced Docking Station and HP Smart Adapter

1–2 Maintenance and Service Guide
Product Description
HP Docking Station and HP Smart Adapter
The HP Docking Station and HP Advanced Docking Station are
compatible with the following computer models:
■HP Compaq nw9440 and nx9420 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nc6230 and nc6220 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nw8440, nc8430, and nx8420 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nc6140, nc6120, and nc6110 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nx7400 Notebook PC
■HP Compaq nx6125 and nx6115 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC
■HP Compaq nx6120 and nx6110 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nx6330 Notebook PC
■HP Compaq nc4400 Notebook PC
■HP Compaq nx6325 and HP Compaq nx6315 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq tc4400 Tablet PC
■HP Compaq nc6300 and nx6300 Notebook PCs
■HP Compaq nc2400 Notebook PC

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–3
1.1 Features
■Integrated cable lock slot
■Security slot (for standard cable lock)
■HP Smart Adapter external AC adapter (charges docked
computer)
■Lights (power, docking)
■Integrated MultiBay II (advanced docking station only)
■MultiBay II activity light (advanced docking station only)
■ExpressCard slot (advanced docking station only)
■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
❏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

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–5
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)
Disconnect the computer from the docking
station when you press the eject button.
5 Docking connector Connects the computer to the
docking station.
6 Visual alignment
indicator
Helps you correctly align the computer
when connecting it to the docking station.
7 Computer eject button
and docking light
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