HP EXPANSION BASE 344524-001 - Manual (Page 3)

Maintenance and Service Guide iii
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1.2 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
1.3 Wireless Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–9
1.4 Design Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–10
2 Troubleshooting
Before Replacing Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
3 Illustrated Parts Catalog
3.1 Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
3.2 HP Notebook Expansion Base
Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5