HP Pavilion Dv6100 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Service Guide

1–4 Maintenance and Service Guide
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❏RJ-11 (modem)
❏RJ-45 (network)
❏S-Video-out (select models only)
❏Universal Serial Bus (USB) v. 2.0
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...

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Maintenance and Service Guide 1–5
1. 3 P o w e r  M a n a g e m e n t
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 

1–6 Maintenance and Service Guide
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1.4 External Components
The external components on the front of the computer are shown 
below and described in Table 1-1.
Front Components
Ta b l e  1 - 1
Front Components
Item Component Function
1 Power light On: The computer is on.
Blinking: The computer is in standby.
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...

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Maintenance and Service Guide 1–73 Drive light Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is 
being accessed.
4 Wireless switch Turns the wireless feature on or off, but 
does not create a wireless connection.
✎A wireless network must be set up to 
establish a wireless connection.
5 Wireless light Blue: An integrated wireless device, such 
as a wireless local area network (LAN) 
device and/or a Bluetooth® device, is 
turned on.
Amber: All wireless devices are turned off.
6 Consumer...

1–8 Maintenance and Service Guide
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The external components on the left side of the computer are 
shown below and described in Table 1-2.
Left-Side Components
Ta b l e  1 - 2
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 it may not prevent 
the computer from being mishandled 
or stolen.
2 S-Video-out jack Connects an optional S-Video device such 
as a...

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Maintenance and Service Guide 1–94 Expansion port 3 Connects the computer to an optional 
expansion product.
✎The computer has only one 
expansion port. The term 
expansion 
port 3
 describes the type of 
expansion port.
5 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects a network cable.
✎On select computer models, the 
network jack provides Gigabit 
Ethernet functionality.
6 RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects a modem cable.
7 HDMI port 
(select models only)Connects an optional audio or video device 
such as a...

1–10 Maintenance and Service Guide
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The external components on the right side of the computer 
are shown below and described in Table 1-3.
Right-Side Components
Ta b l e  1 - 3
Right-Side Components
Item Component Function
1 ExpressCard slot Supports optional ExpressCard/54 cards.
2 Optical drive Reads an optical disc.
3 USB port 
(select models only)Connects an optional USB device.
4 Power connector Connects an AC adapter. 

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Maintenance and Service Guide 1–11
The computer keyboard components are shown below and 
described in Table 1-4.
Keyboard Comp onents 

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Table 1-4
Keyboard Components
Item Component Function
1 Function keys Execute frequently used system functions 
when pressed in combination with the 
fnkey.
2caps lock key Enables caps lock and turns on the caps 
lock light.
3fn
 key Executes frequently used system 
functions when pressed in combination 
with a function key or the esc key.
4 Windows logo key Displays the Microsoft Windows Start 
menu.
5Windows 
applications keyDisplays a shortcut...

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Maintenance and Service Guide 1–13
The computer top components are shown below and described in 
Table 1-5.
Top Components, Part 1