HP Pavilion Dv3 2100 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Manual

Product description
Maintenance and Service Guide1–5 Por tsAudio-in (mono microphone)
Audio-out (stereo headphone)
Consumer infrared
eSATA
HDMI v. 1.3b supporting 1080p with HDCP key
HP Smart Adapter power
Multi-pin AC power
RJ-45 (Ethernet, includes link and 
activity lights)
USB v. 2.0 (3)
VGA (Dsub 15-pin) supporting:
■1920 × 1200 external resolution at 60 GHz
■1600 × 1200 external resolution at 75 GHz
hot plug/unplug with auto-detect99
Keyboard/pointing 
devices13-inch keyboard
Available in:
■Black...

1–6Maintenance and Service Guide
Product description
SecuritySecurity cable slot
Fingerprint reader with Digital Persona 
software support99
Operating system Preinstalled:
Windows Vista® Business (32 bit)
Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit)
Windows Vista Premium (64 and 32 bit)
Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit)99
Serviceability End-user replaceable parts:
AC adapter
Battery (system)
Hard drive
Memory modules
RTC battery
Optical drive
WLAN module
WWAN module99 Category DescriptionDiscrete graphics 
subsystem...

Maintenance and Service Guide2–1
2
External component identification
Top components
Display components
Item Component Description
(1)Internal display switch Turns off the display and initiates Sleep if the display is closed while the power 
is on.
(2)Wireless antennas On select computer models, at least 2 antennas send and receive signals 
from one or more wireless devices. These antennas are not visible from the 
outside of the computer.
✎For optimal transmission, keep the areas immediately around the...

2–2Maintenance and Service Guide
External component identification
Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only)
Item Component Description
(1)Power  but to n*■When the computer is off, press the button to turn on the computer.
■When the computer is on, press the button briefly to initiate Sleep.
■When the computer is in the Sleep state, press the button briefly to 
exit Sleep.
■When the computer is in Hibernation, press the button briefly to 
exit Hibernation.
If the computer has stopped...

External component identification
Maintenance and Service Guide2–3
Keys
Item Component Description
(1)esc key Displays system information when pressed in combination with the fn key.
(2)fn key Executes frequently used system functions when pressed in combination with 
a function key or the esc key.
(3)Windows logo key Displays the Windows Start menu.
(4)Spacebar Turns the keyboard lights on and off when pressed in combination with the fn 
key (select models only).
(5)Windows applications key Displays a...

2–4Maintenance and Service Guide
External component identification
Lights
Item Component Description
(1)Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
(2)Power lights (2)*■On: The computer is on.
■Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.
■Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
(3)Volume mute light■White: Computer sound is on.
■Amber: Computer sound is off.
(4)Volume down light On: The volume scroll zone is being used to decrease speaker volume.
(5)Volume up light On: The volume scroll zone is being used...

External component identification
Maintenance and Service Guide2–5
Po i n t i n g  d evi c e s
Item Component Description
(1)TouchPad light■White: TouchPad is enabled.
■Amber: TouchPad is disabled.
(2)TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the screen.
(3)Left TouchPad button* Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
(4)TouchPad on/off button Enables/disables the TouchPad.
(5)TouchPad scroll zone Scrolls up or down.
(6)Right TouchPad button* Functions like the right...

2–6Maintenance and Service Guide
External component identification
Front components
Item Component Description
(1)Power  l ig ht■On: The computer is on.
■Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.
■Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
(2)Battery light■On: A battery is charging.
■Blinking: A battery that is the only available power source has reached a 
low battery level or a critical battery level.
■Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power source, the light is 
turned off when all...

External component identification
Maintenance and Service Guide2–7
Right-side components
Item Component Description
(1)ExpressCard slot Supports an optional ExpressCard/34 module.
(2)Digital Media Slot Supports the following optional digital card formats: Secure Digital (SD) 
Memory Card, Secure Digital Input/Output (SD I/O), MultiMediaCard (MMC), 
Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MSP), xD-Picture Card (XD).
(3)Digital Media Slot light Blinking: The media card is being accessed.
(4)eSATA/USB port...

2–8Maintenance and Service Guide
External component identification
Left-side components
Item Component Description
(1)Power connector Connects an AC adapter.
(2)AC adapter light■On: The computer is connected to external power.
■Off: The computer is not connected to external power.
(3)USB ports (2) Connect optional USB devices.
(4)Optical drive Reads optical discs and, on select models, also writes to optical discs.
(5)Optical drive light Blinking: The drive is being accessed.