HP dv5100 Manual

Maintenance and Service
Guide
HP Pavilion dv5100 Notebook PC
Document Part Number: 405500-002
June 2006
This guide is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining
and servicing the computer. It provides comprehensive
information on identifying computer features, components, and
spare parts; troubleshooting computer problems; and performing
computer disassembly procedures.

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Maintenance and Service Guide
HP Pavilion dv5100 Notebook PC
Second Edition: June 2006
First Edition: February 2006
Document Part Number: 405500-002

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Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1.2 Resetting the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1.3 Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
1.4 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
1.5 Design Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–20
2 Troubleshooting
2.1 Computer Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Using Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Selecting from the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Selecting from the Diagnostics Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Selecting from the System Configuration Menu. . . . 2–5
2.2 Troubleshooting Flowcharts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

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3 Illustrated Parts Catalog
3.1 Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
3.2 Computer Major Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3 Display Assembly Subcomponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
3.4 Plastics Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
3.5 Cable Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
3.6 Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
3.7 Miscellaneous (Not Illustrated). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–22
3.8 Sequential Part Number Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–24
4 Removal and Replacement Preliminaries
4.1 Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
4.2 Service Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Plastic Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
5.2 Disassembly Sequence Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
5.3 Preparing the Computer for Disassembly . . . . . . . . . 5–4
5.4 Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
5.5 Computer Feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
5.6 Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
5.7 Mini Card Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
5.8 RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16
5.9 Optical Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17
5.10 Switch Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–20
5.11 Keyboard Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–22
5.12 LED Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–26
5.13 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–28
5.14 Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–30
5.15 Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–41
5.16 Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–48
5.17 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–50
5.18 USB/Audio Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–58
5.19 Fan/Heat Sink Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–60
5.20 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–65
5.21 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–67
5.22 PC Card Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–69
5.23 ExpressCard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–72

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6 Specifications
A Screw Listing
B Software Update and Recovery
C Display Component Recycling
D Connector Pin Assignments
E Power Cord Set Requirements
Index

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1
Product Description
The HP Pavilion dv5100 Notebook PC offers advanced
modularity, Intel® Pentium® M processors, and extensive
multimedia support.
HP Pavilion dv5100 Notebook PC

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Product Description
1.1 Features
✎Numerous references are made throughout this Maintenance and
Service Guide to “full-featured” and “defeatured” computer
models. A model is considered to be full-featured if it has
3 Universal Serial Bus ports and the following components:
■PC Card slot
■IEEE 1394 port
■Digital Media Slot
A model is considered to be defeatured if it has only two
Universal Serial Bus ports and none of the components listed
above.
■The following processors, varying by computer model:
❏Intel Pentium M 2.0- or 1.83-GHz
❏Intel Celeron M 1.60-GHz or 410 1.46-GHz
❏Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16-GHz), T2250 (1.73-GHz),
T2300E (1.66-GHz), or T2050 (1.60-GHz)
❏Intel Core Solo T1350 1.86-, 1.83-GHz, or 1.66-GHz
■15.4-inch, WXGA, TFT (1280 × 800) display with antiglare
or BrightView, varying by computer model
■120, 100-, 80-, 60-, or 40-GB high-capacity hard drive,
varying by computer model
■256-MB DDR1 synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) at 667 MHz,
expandable to 2.0 GB
■Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition or Windows XP
Professional, varying by computer model
■Full-size Windows keyboard with embedded numeric keypad
■TouchPad pointing device, including dedicated vertical scroll
region

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■Integrated 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet local area
network (LAN) network interface card (NIC) with RJ-45 jack
■Integrated high-speed 56K modem with RJ-11 jack
■Integrated wireless support for Mini Card IEEE 802.11a/b/g
WLAN device
■Support for one Type I or Type II PC Card slot, with support
for both 32-bit (CardBus) and 16-bit PC Cards
■Support for ExpressCard slot
■External 65-watt AC adapter with 3-wire power cord
■12- or 6-cell Li-Ion battery
■Stereo speakers
■Volume up, volume mute, and volume down buttons
■Support for the following optical drives:
❏DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer
Combo Drive with LightScribe
❏DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer
Combo Drive
❏DVD±RW and CD-RW Double-Layer Combo Drive with
LightScribe and Hitachi LG Data Storage
❏DVD±RW and CD-RW Double-Layer Combo Drive with
LightScribe
❏DVD/CD-RW Double-Layer Combo Drive with
LightScribe
❏DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
❏DVD-ROM drive

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Product Description
■Connectors:
❏Audio-in (microphone)
❏Audio-out (headphone)
❏Digital Media Slot (select models only)
❏Expansion port 2
❏ExpressCard slot
❏External monitor
❏IEEE 1394 (select models only)
❏PC Card (select models only)
❏Power
❏RJ-11 (modem)
❏RJ-45 (network)
❏S-Video-out
❏Universal Serial Bus (USB) v. 2.0 (2 or 3 ports, varying by
computer model)
1.2 Resetting the Computer
If the computer you are servicing has an unknown password,
follow these steps to clear the password. These steps also
clear CMOS:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (refer to Section 5.3,
“Preparing the Computer for Disassembly,” for more
information.)
2. Remove the real-time clock (RTC) battery (refer to Section
5.8, “RTC Battery,” for more information.)

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3. Wait approximately 5 minutes.
4. Replace the RTC battery and reassemble the computer.
5. Connect AC power to the computer. Do not reinsert any
batteries at this time.
6. Turn on the computer.
All passwords and CMOS settings have been cleared.
1.3 Power Management
The computer comes with power management features that
extend battery operating time and conserve power. The
computer supports the following power management features:
■Standby
■Hibernation
■Setting customization by the user
■Hotkeys for setting the level of performance
■Battery calibration
■Lid switch standby/resume
■Power button
■Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPM)
compliance

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Product Description
1.4 External Components
The external components on the front of the computer are shown
below and described in Table 1-1.
Front Components

Product Description
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Table 1-1
Front Components
Item Component Function
1Powerlight ■On: Computer is turned on.
■Off: Computer is off or in hibernation.
■Blinking: Computer is in standby.
2Batterylight ■On: A battery is charging or is close to
full charge capacity.
■Off: If the computer is plugged into an
external power source, the light is turned
off when all batteries in the computer are
fully charged. If the computer is not
plugged into an external power source,
the light stays off until the battery
reaches a low-battery condition.
■Blinking: A battery that is the only
available power source has reached a
low-battery condition. When the battery
reaches a critical low-battery condition,
the battery light begins blinking quickly.
3 Drive light On or blinking: The internal hard drive or an
optical drive is being accessed.
4 Speakers Produce stereo sound.
5 Display release latch Opens the computer.

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Product Description
The external components on the right side of the computer 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
Connects an optional headphone or
powered stereo speakers. Also connects
the audio function of an audio/video device,
such as a television or VCR.
2 Audio-in (microphone)
jack
Connects an optional stereo microphone.
3 ExpressCard slot Supports an optional ExpressCard.
4 USB port
(select models only)
Connects optional USB devices.
5 Optical drive Supports an optical disc, such as a CD or
DVD.
6 RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects a modem cable (not included).
7 Power connector Connects the AC adapter cable.

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The external components on the rear panel of the computer are
shown below and described in Table 1-3.
Rear Panel Components
Table 1-3
Rear Panel Components
Item Component Function
1 Wireless light On: One or more internal wireless devices
have been turned on.
✎To establish a wireless connection, a
wireless network must already be set
up.
2 Battery bay Holds a battery.
3 Vent Provides airflow to cool internal
components.
ÄTo prevent overheating, do not
obstruct vents. Do not allow a hard
surface, such as a printer, or a soft
surface, such as pillows or thick rugs
or clothing, to block airflow.

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Product Description
The external components on the left side of the computer are
shown below and described in Table 1-4.
Left-Side Components
Table 1-4
Left-Side Components
Item Component Function
1 Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to the
computer.
✎The security cable is designed to act
as a deterrent, but may not prevent
the product from being mishandled or
stolen.
2 Monitor port Connects an optional VGA monitor or
projector.
3 S-Video-out jack Connects the video function of an optional
S-Video device, such as a television, VCR,
or video capture card.
4 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects a network cable (not included).

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5 Expansion port 2 Connects the computer to an optional
expansion product.
✎The computer has only one
expansion port. The term
expansion
port 2
describes the type of
expansion port.
6 USB ports (2) Connect optional USB devices.
7 1394 port
(select models only))
Connects an optional 1394a device such as
a scanner, a digital camera, or a digital
camcorder.
8 Digital Media Slot light
(select models only)
On: An optional digital card is being
accessed.
9 Digital Media Slot
(select models only)
Supports the following optional digital
cards: Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card,
SD I/O Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick
Pro, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card, and
SmartMedia.
10 PC Card slot
(select models only)
Supports an optional Type I or Type II
32-bit (CardBus) or 16-bit PC Card.
Table 1-4
Left-Side Components
(Continued)
Item Component Function

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Product Description
The standard keyboard components of the computer are shown
below and described in Table 1-5.
Standard Keyboard Components

Product Description
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Table 1-5
Standard Keyboard Components
Item Component Function
1f1 to f12 keys (12) Perform system and application tasks.
When combined with fn, function keys
perform additional tasks as hotkeys.
2caps lock key Enables caps lock and turns on the
caps lock light.
3fn key Combines with other keys to perform
system tasks as hotkeys. For example,
pressing fn+f7 decreases screen
brightness.
4 Windows logo key Displays the Microsoft Windows Start
menu.
5Windows
applications key
Displays a shortcut menu for items
beneath the pointer.
6 Arrow keys Move the cursor around the screen.
7 Numeric keypad keys
(15)
Can be used like the keys on an external
numeric keypad.
8num lock key Enables numeric lock, turns on the
embedded numeric keypad, and turns
on the num lock light.

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Product Description
The computer top components are shown below and described in
Table 1-6.
Top Components
Table 1-6
Top Components
Item Component Function
1 Caps lock light On: Caps lock is enabled.
2Powerlight ■On: The computer is on.
■Blinking: The computer is in standby.
■Off: The computer is off or in
hibernation.