HP Xb3000 - Notebook Expansion Base Docking... Manual

Maintenance and Service
Guide
HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base
Document Part Number: 416285 - 0 02
July 2007
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.

© Copyright 2006, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The
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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
Second Edition: July 2007
First Edition: July 2006
Document Part Number: 416285-002

Maintenance and Service Guide iii
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1.2 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1.3 Wireless Accessories (Select Models Only) . . . . . . 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
(Select Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–23
2Troubleshooting
2.1 Before Replacing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
2.2 Problems and Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
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

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Contents
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
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
AScrewListing
B Connector Pin Assignments
C Power Cord Set Requirements
Index

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–1
1
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.
✎The wireless keyboard and mouse kit are available in select
countries and regions.
HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base with Wireless Components

1–2 Maintenance and Service Guide
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

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–3
1.1 Fe a t u r e s
■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 (select models only)
■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
❏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

1–4 Maintenance and Service Guide
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
Table 1-1
Front Components
Item Component Function
1 Speakers (2) Produce stereo expansion base sound.
2 Power button Turns on the computer.

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–5
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
Detects the computer remote control
infrared signal.
8 Volume scroll zone Adjusts volume. Slide your finger to the left
to decrease volume and to the right to
increase volume.
■To decrease volume, slide your finger to
the left, tap the left half of the scroll zone,
or hold your finger over the left half of the
scroll zone.
■To increase volume, slide your finger to
the right, tap the right half of the scroll
zone, or hold your finger over the right
half of the scroll zone.
Table 1-1
Front Components
(Continued)
Item Component Function

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Product Description
The external components on the right side of the expansion base
are shown below and described in Table 1-2.
Right-Side Components
Table 1-2
Right-Side Components
Item Component Function
1Audio-out
(headphone) jack
Produces expansion base sound when
connected to optional powered stereo
speakers, headphones, ear buds, a
headset, or television audio.
2 Audio-in (microphone)
jack
Connects an optional computer headset
microphone, stereo array microphone, or
monaural microphone.
✎The expansion base speakers are
muted when a device is connected to
the headphone jack.
3 USB ports (2)* Connect optional USB devices.
*There are 4 additional USB ports on the rear panel of the expansion base.

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–7
The external component on the left side of the expansion base is
shown below and described in Table 1-3.
Left-Side Components
Table 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.

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–9
5 Composite video jack Connects an optional composite video
device.
6 S/PDIF (Sony/Philips
Digital Interface) digital
audio jack
Connects an optional compatible
audio/video receiver through a digital
coaxial cable (purchased separately).
7 External monitor port Connects an optional external VGA
monitor or projector.
8 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects an Ethernet cable from the
expansion base to an RJ-45 wall jack.
9 Hard drive power
connector
Connects the power cord for the optional
internal hard drive.
10 Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to the
expansion base.
✎The security cable is designed to
act as a deterrent, but it may not
prevent the expansion base from
being mishandled or stolen.
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.
13 Connection indicator
light
On: The computer is connected correctly.
*There are 2 additional USB ports on the right side of the expansion base.
Table 1-4
Rear Panel Components
(Continued)
Item Component Function

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Product Description
1. 3 W i re l e s s A c c e s s o r i e s
(Select Models Only)
On select models, 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.

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–11
1. 4 D e s i g n O ve r v i ew
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
■Serial port
ÄCAUTION: 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 U s i n g t h e E x p a n s i o n B a s e
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

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–13
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

1–14 Maintenance and Service Guide
Product Description
Connecting to AC Power
ÅWARNING: 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.

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–15
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.
✎The AC adapter is included with the computer or purchased
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.